The geologist sadly mistakes both the object of his science and the limits of his understanding who thinks it his business to explain the means employed by INFINITE WISDOM for establishing the laws which now govern the world.


Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth, Section 119 (p. 121), Dover Publications, Inc. 1964

John Playfair Quotes

The geologist sadly mistakes both the object of his science and the limits of his understanding who thinks it his business to explain the means...

The geologist sadly mistakes both the object of his science and the limits of his understanding who thinks it his business to explain the means...

The geologist sadly mistakes both the object of his science and the limits of his understanding who thinks it his business to explain the means...

The geologist sadly mistakes both the object of his science and the limits of his understanding who thinks it his business to explain the means...