“Whenever a new discovery is reported to the scientific world, they say first, ‘It is probably not true.’  Then after, when the truth of the new proposition has been demonstrated beyond question, they say, ‘Yes, it may be true, but is is not important.’  Finally, when sufficient time has elapsed to fully evidence its importance, they say, ‘Yes, surely it is important, but it is no longer new.'”

–Michel de Montaigne (February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.Wikipedia