Quote#World
One of the considerablest services, that they could do mankind, were…
Quote byRobert Boyle · 1627–1691
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Proëmial Essay (1661).
English (original)
one of the considerablest services, that they could do mankind, were to set themselves diligently and industriously to make experiments and collect observations, without being over-forward to establish principles and axioms
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