An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among our old ones. (Samuel Butler (novelist))

An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among our old ones.

Samuel Butler (novelist)

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