Quote#Nature
It is surely a pure delight to know, how and by what processes this…
Quote byHumphry Davy · 1778–1829
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Consolations in Travel, or The Last Days of a Philosopher, 3rd ed. (London: John Murray, 1831) dialogue V, p. 229.
English (original)
It is surely a pure delight to know, how and by what processes this earth is clothed with verdure and life, how the clouds, mists and rain are formed, what causes all the changes of this terrestrial system of things, and by what divine laws order is preserved amidst apparent confusion.
— Humphry Davy
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