Samuel Butler: Every new idea has something of the pain and peril of childbirth about it; ideas are just as mortal and just as immortal

Every new idea has something of the pain and peril of childbirth about it; ideas — Samuel Butler

Every new idea has something of the pain and peril of childbirth about it; ideas are just as mortal and just as immortal as organised beings are.

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