How these curiosities would be quite forgott, did not such idle fellowes as I am putt them downe.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author wonders how unique details would be forgotten if not for people like him who record them.
- In plain terms
- Curiosities fade unless someone takes the time to write them down.
- What can you take from it?
- Recording small details preserves what might otherwise be lost.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What details are worth saving?
- How do you preserve your observations?
Another view
Not all recorded details are significant enough to preserve.
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