James Hutton Quote

Man is made for science; he reasons from effects to causes, and from causes to effects; but he does not always reason without error. In reasoning, therefore, from appearances which are particular, care must be taken how we generalize; we should be cautious not to attribute to nature, laws which may perhaps be only of our own invention.

Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations (ed. Library of Alexandria, 1795) - ISBN: 9781465578181