Adam Sedgwick Quote

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.


Letter 3 to William Wordsworth. Quoted in the appendix to W. Wordsworth, A Complete Guide to the Lakes, Comprising Minute Direction for the Tourist, with Mr Wordsworth's Description of the Scenery of the County and Three Letters upon the Geology of the Lake District (1842)


The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.

The powers of nature are never in repose; her work never stands still.