• The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food.

  William Winwood Reade
  British historian 1838-1875
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. philosophic
2. curiosity
3. examining
4. things
5. search

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The philosophic spirit of inquiry may be traced to brute curiosity, and that to the habit of examining all things in search of food. by : William Winwood Reade

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