James Hutton Quote

It is not given to man to know what things are truly in themselves, but only what those things are in his thought.


Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations (Volume 1), Chapter I, Section IV (p. 187)


It is not given to man to know what things are truly in themselves, but only what those things are in his thought.

It is not given to man to know what things are truly in themselves, but only what those things are in his thought.

It is not given to man to know what things are truly in themselves, but only what those things are in his thought.

It is not given to man to know what things are truly in themselves, but only what those things are in his thought.