Walter Bagehot Quote

The maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little as possible to impede it, and when you thoroughly comprehend that, add to it in succession the separate effects of each of the incumbering and interfering agencies.

The Works of Walter Bagehot: With Memoirs by R. H. Hutton (ed. 1889)

The maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little as possible ...

The maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little as possible ...

The maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little as possible ...

The maxim of science is simply that of common sense-simple cases first; begin with seeing how the main force acts when there is as little as possible ...