Full Idea
Nature is a whole - in which each part in itself can never be wholly understood.
Gist of Idea
Nature is a whole, and its individual parts cannot be wholly understood
Source
Novalis (Last Fragments [1800], 18)
Book Reference
Novalis: 'Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Stoljar,M.M. [SUNY 1997], p.157
A Reaction
This doesn't seem right when studying some item in a laboratory, but it seems undeniable when you consider the history and future of each item.
Related Idea
Idea 19594 General statements about nature are not valid [Novalis]