'In the economy of the world,' said the Scotch geologist, [James Hutton], 'I can find no traces of a beginning, no prospect of an end.'


Charles Lyell, Principles of Geology (1830–3), Vol. 1, 63 (misquoted

Charles Lyell Quotes

'In the economy of the world,' said the Scotch geologist, [James Hutton], 'I can find no traces of a beginning, no prospect of an end.'

'In the economy of the world,' said the Scotch geologist, [James Hutton], 'I can find no traces of a beginning, no prospect of an end.'

'In the economy of the world,' said the Scotch geologist, [James Hutton], 'I can find no traces of a beginning, no prospect of an end.'

'In the economy of the world,' said the Scotch geologist, [James Hutton], 'I can find no traces of a beginning, no prospect of an end.'