Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.

Collier’s line stresses the principle of incremental development: complex human achievements—tools, instruments, and everyday objects—typically begin as crude, simple prototypes and are refined through repeated experimentation. Read as motivational rhetoric (common in Collier’s self-help writing), it encourages patience with early drafts and imperfect first attempts, implying that mastery and sophistication are the products of iteration rather than sudden inspiration. The emphasis on “every” and the long catalog of objects universalizes the claim: progress in invention, craft, and personal capability follows the same pattern of evolution from simplicity to complexity.