I like the phrase “the knowledge quest proceeds funeral by funeral”.

DoreenMichele · on March 2, 2020

I really like that phrasing. I had not heard it before.

I did reply to you earlier, but I'm running a fever, short of sleep and angsting about a pandemic. So I deleted it, cuz reasons. I do appreciate you chiming in.

twic · on March 3, 2020

I hadn't heard the "knowledge quest" bit before, but the general origin of that (including "funeral by funeral") is dug into here:

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/09/25/progress/