I love the wry motto of the Paleontological Society, meant both literally and figuratively, for hammers are the main tool of our trade: Frango ut patefaciam - I break in order to reveal.
Stephen Jay Gould (1996). “Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin”, Harmony
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