Quote#Wisdom
The fortuitous or casual concourse of atoms
Quote byRichard Bentley · 1662–1742
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sermons, vii. Works, Vol. iii. p. 147 (1692). Compare: "That fortuitous concourse of atoms", "Review of Sir Robert Peel's Address", Quarterly Review, vol. liii. p. 270 (1835); "In this article a party was described as a fortuitous concourse of atoms,—a phrase supposed to have been used for the first.
English (original)
The fortuitous or casual concourse of atoms.
— Richard Bentley
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