“Facts are the words of God, and we may heap them together endlessly, but they will teach us little or nothing till we place them in their true relations, and recognize the thought that binds them together.” MayLittlesFactsTogetherTeachRelationWord Of GodTrue Relation Book:Methods of Study in Natural History Source: Methods of Study in Natural History
“I have devoted my whole life to the study of Nature, and yet a single sentence may express all that I have done. I have shown that there is a correspondence between the succession of Fishes in geological times and the different stages of their growth in the egg,-this is all. It chanced to be a result that was found to apply to other groups and has led to other conclusions of a like nature.” MayDifferentDoneWholeScienceFoundGrowthNatureResultsStudyGroupsStageEvolutionFishesSentencesWhole LifeConclusionEggsDevotedSuccessionGeologyCorrespondenceSingle SentenceGeological Time Book:Agassiz on Evolution: Methods of study in natural history Source: Agassiz on Evolution: Methods of study in natural history
“The surface of the earth is not simply a stage on which the thousands of present and past inhabitants played their parts in turn. There are much more intimate relations between the earth and the living organisms which populated it, and it may even be demonstrated that the earth was developed because of them.” MayEarthPastScienceTurnsStageRelationSurfaceIntimateOrganismsGeologyLiving Organisms Author:Louis Agassiz
“I may say that here, as in most cases where the operations of nature interfere with the designs of man, it is not by a direct intervention on our part that we may remedy the difficulties, but rather by a precise knowledge of their causes, which may enable us, if not to check, at least to avoid the evil consequences.” IfsMenMayEvilCausesCasesDesignOceanConsequenceDirectDifficultyChecksOperationsExplorationRemedyInterferePreciseInterventionOcean Exploration Book:Report on the Florida Reefs Source: Report on the Florida Reefs
“But unless some great revolution in nature modifies the present relative level between land and sea, it may safely be maintained that the present outer reef is the final southern boundary of the North American continent.” MayLevelsSeaLandRevolutionOceanFinalsBoundariesExplorationSouthernRelativeContinentsReefsOcean ExplorationLand And Sea Book:Report on the Florida Reefs Source: Report on the Florida Reefs
