All human knowledge is necessarily imperfect; but the further it extends, the better are its effects.


In: Robert Siegfried and Robert H. Dott, Jr. (eds.), Humphry Davy on Geology: The 1805 Lectures for the General Audience, Introductory Lecture for the Courses of 1805 (p. 9)

Humphry Davy Quotes

All human knowledge is necessarily imperfect; but the further it extends, the better are its effects.

All human knowledge is necessarily imperfect; but the further it extends, the better are its effects.

All human knowledge is necessarily imperfect; but the further it extends, the better are its effects.

All human knowledge is necessarily imperfect; but the further it extends, the better are its effects.