Mirror of Literature,  3 (1824), 150–51.

Apophthegms, Maxims, &c.

T Brown

Genre:

Epigram, List

Subjects:

Progress, Discovery


    'Philosophers assert, that nature is unlimited in her operations; that she has inexhaustible treasures in reserve; that knowledge will always be progressive; and that all future generations will continue to make discoveries, of which we have not the least idea' (151).



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