Author: G. Garratt

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781330173909

Excerpt from Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct, or Curiosities of Animal Life If with the dim and flickering light of the Greek philosophy, which prevailed more than two thousand two hundred years ago, Aristotle, the preceptor of Alexander the Great, could declare that to give a treatise on the world, and nothing upon its Author, would be impious, with how much greater force must the truth of the observation be felt, when supported by the flood of glorious light and knowledge which the nineteenth century is pouring on the human intellect? The pious disposition of Sir Isaac Newton prompted him to make a voluntary choice of the example of his great prototype, and he cheerfully acted upon the admonition of the ancient sage. His strong sagacity, as well as his religious instinct, directed him to the Supreme Being, as the sovereign ruler of the universe. His reason was fully convinced that the attempt to base its government upon anything else was not only difficult, but that it led also to the most extravagant absurdities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.