From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Unidentified
Date:
2 May [1869-82]
Source of text:
Sotheby’s (dealers) (28 March 1983)
Summary:
"When a man has laboured hard in science & has proved that he is capable of original research, he may [some]times indulge in speculation [&] the public will indulge him. But even in this case it is a common error to speculate too largely, for speculation is far easier than observation or experiments . . ."
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project