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Even those who have more sympathy with man's endeavor than with the affairs of Nature may take an interest in the Science of Tectonics. Knowledge, after all, is of human creation; and, as a rule, the knowledge of the structure of a mountain chain comes as the reward of glorious struggle, both physical and mental.

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If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
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Edward Battersby Bailey

Edward Battersby Bailey

Born: July 1, 1881
Died: March 19, 1965 (aged 83)
Bio: Sir Edward Battersby Bailey FRS FRSE MC CB LLD was an English geologist.

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