“Perfect concordance among reformers is not to be expected; and men who are honestly struggling towards the light cannot hope to attain at one bound to the complete truth. There is always a danger lest the fascination of a new discovery should lead us too far. Men of science, being human, are apt, like lovers, to exaggerate the perfections and be a little blind to the faults of the object of their choice.” MenShouldHumansLittlesLightTruthScienceChoicesPerfectStruggleDangerObjectsLoversDiscoveryPerfectionBlindFaultsBoundsExpectedHonestlyBeing HumanFascinationReformersNew Discoveries Author:Thomas George Bonney
“Pressure, no doubt, has always been a most important factor in the metamorphism of rocks; but there is, I think, at present some danger in over-estimating this, and representing a partial statement of truth as the whole truth. Geology, like many human beings, suffered from convulsions in its infancy; now, in its later years, I apprehend an attack of pressure on the brain.” ThinkingYearsHumansImportantWholeScienceHuman BeingsBrainDoubtRocksDangerPressureStatementsFactorsNo DoubtRepresentingInfancyGeologyWhole TruthEstimating Author:Thomas George Bonney
