Who was it, Newton?

I am like a little boy playing on the beach. Occasionally I find a pebble or a pretty shell that is smoother than ordinary ones, and I get carried away. Even though the ocean of truth is spread out before me, all undiscovered. I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.

relevance - Make shiny words into links.


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