The patient observer of nature becomes wise; the hasty theor... - Hugo de Vries

This quote is attributed to Hugo de Vries.

"The patient observer of nature becomes wise; the hasty theorist becomes merely clever."

Hugo de Vries Wisdom

Botanist and Geneticist Dutch 1848–1935

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