Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Quote

Quote from Antonie van Leeuwenhoek,

"... my work, which I've done for a long time,
was not pursued in order to gain the praise I now enjoy,
but chiefly from a craving after knowledge,
which I notice resides in me more than in most other men.
And therewithal, whenever I found out anything remarkable,
I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper,
so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof."

By:	Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (more quotes by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek or books by/about Antonie van Leeuwenhoek)
	(1632-1723) Biologist
Source:	Letter of June 12, 1716
Categories:	Duty, Education, Free Thought, Independence, Knowledge, Learning, Press, Responsibility, Service, Speech, Wisdom
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