Who said "Knowledge grows like coral, layer upon patient layer."?

This quote is attributed to Georges Cuvier.

Knowledge grows like coral, layer upon patient layer. - Georges Cuvier

"Knowledge grows like coral, layer upon patient layer."

Georges Cuvier Education

Zoologist and Paleontologist French 1769–1832

"The animal is characterised by five senses; commune with nature and you will gain the wisdom of the ages."

"Cuvier's principle of correlation shows us that the parts of an organism must work in harmony."

"In nature, nothing is created, nothing is lost; everything changes."

"The study of fossils reveals the history written in stone."

"Education opens doors."

"Education opens doors to endless possibilities."

"I ain't got the education you got, bub."

"You can't put a price on history."