It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simpl…

Benjamin Disraeli
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It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus! ✨ Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) (1861). Curiosities of literature, p.331
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It is remarkable that when great discoveries are effected, their simplicity always seems to detract from their originality: on these occasions we are reminded of the egg of Columbus! ✨ Isaac Disraeli, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) (1861). Curiosities of literature, p.331

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