Quote#Politics & Power
There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special…
Quote byFrancis Darwin · 1848–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin (1887), Vol. 1, ch. 3 (p. 148).
English (original)
There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him to make discoveries. It was the power of never letting exceptions go unnoticed.
— Francis Darwin
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