Where is the subject that does not branch out into infinity… - William Mountford

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Where is the subject that does not branch out into infinity? For every grain of sand is a mystery; so is every daisy in summer, and so is every snow-flake in winter. Both upwards and downwards, and all around us, science and speculation pass into mystery at last.

William Mountford

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William Mountford (31 May 1816 – 20 April 1885) was an English Unitarian preacher and author.

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