I grind my own lenses because perfection cannot be delegated... - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

This quote is attributed to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

"I grind my own lenses because perfection cannot be delegated to another's hands."

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Work

Microscopist and Biologist Dutch 1632–1723

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