“The greatness and the minuteness of nature pass all understanding.”
- Source
- Wake-Robin
- Date
- 1871
Meaning of “The greatness and the minuteness of nature pass…”
Burroughs emphasizes that nature can astonish at both immense and tiny scales, leaving observation capable of deepening wonder rather than exhausting it.
Where does it come from?
Wake-Robin; Burroughs reflects on close observation of natural life and the limits of easy comprehension.