A professor can never better distinguish himself in his work than by encouraging a clever pupil, for the true discoverers are among them, as comets amongst the stars.
Biological taxonomy
A statement on mentorship and the nature of scientific discovery, valuing the potential of students.
18th Century
Found in 1 providers: gemini
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