“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. We should have patience and see whether the incoherency is likely to wear off or to wear on, in which latter case the sooner we get rid of them the better.”

Incoherency of New Ideas
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XIV - Higgledy-Piggledy

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update Oct. 19, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "An idea must not be condemned for being a little shy and incoherent; all new ideas are shy when introduced first among …" by Samuel Butler?
Samuel Butler photo
Samuel Butler 232
novelist 1835–1902

Related quotes

Samuel Butler photo

“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 (1835–1902) novelist

Incoherency of New Ideas
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912), Part XIV - Higgledy-Piggledy
Context: 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. We should have patience and see whether the incoherency is likely to wear off or to wear on, in which latter case the sooner we get rid of them the better.

André Maurois photo

“Incoherence is not the monopoly of madness: all the main ideas of a sane man are irrational erections build up, for better or worse, to express his deepest feelings.”

André Maurois (1885–1967) French writer

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble)

Ray Lyman Wilbur photo

“We must get rid of the silly, sloppy idea that all people are equal in capacity.”

Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875–1949) President of Stanford University

"Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, A Gentleman and a Scholar", Los Angeles Times, June 28, 1949

Shunryu Suzuki photo
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu photo
William Golding photo
Marc Randazza photo
O. Henry photo
Letitia Elizabeth Landon photo

Related topics