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We have always hitherto taken solid comfort in the thought that this world is governed by fixed and unerring laws, and that all things, whether moral or material, must and do render strict obedience to these immutable decrees. If we were not sure that a cause would produce its effect, what trouble would ensue! If it was never certain that when you added two and two together the sum would be four, what derangements would occur in commerce! Suppose that eight was not invariably one more than seven, what would have become of the trick to count in {{Style S-Small capitals|Hayes}}? Suppose that sometimes water ran up hill and sometimes down, would not the hydraulic engineers be in a quandary? Suppose the sky occasionally fell, wouldn’t it be disagreeable, even if you could catch larks, especially as they would be of no use to you when you got them? | We have always hitherto taken solid comfort in the thought that this world is governed by fixed and unerring laws, and that all things, whether moral or material, must and do render strict obedience to these immutable decrees. If we were not sure that a cause would produce its effect, what trouble would ensue! If it was never certain that when you added two and two together the sum would be four, what derangements would occur in commerce! Suppose that eight was not invariably one more than seven, what would have become of the trick to count in {{Style S-Small capitals|Hayes}}? Suppose that sometimes water ran up hill and sometimes down, would not the hydraulic engineers be in a quandary? Suppose the sky occasionally fell, wouldn’t it be disagreeable, even if you could catch larks, especially as they would be of no use to you when you got them? | ||