Nature's economy shall be the base for our own, for it is immutable, but ours is secondary. An economist without knowledge of nature is therefore like a physicist without knowledge of mathematics. — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
Nomenclature, the other foundation of botany, should provide the names as soon as the classification is made... If the names are unknown knowledge of… — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
The names of the plants ought to be stable [certa], consequently they should be given to stable genera. — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
Yet man does recognise himself [as an animal]. But I ask you and the whole world for a generic differentia between man and ape which conforms to the principles of natural history, I certainly know of none... If I were to call man ape or vice versa, I should bring down all the theologians on my head. But perhaps I… — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share
The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves; this notion consists in having a true idea of the objects; objects are… — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
A herbarium is better than any illustration; every botanist should make one. — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
The plant kingdom covers the entire earth, offering our senses great pleasure and the delights of summer. — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
When all the thoughts are concerning one thing and the person loses interest in other things, the melancholy begins. — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
There are some viviparous flies, which bring forth 2,000 young. These in a little time would fill the air, and like clouds intercept the… — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
All the species recognized by Botanists came forth from the Almighty Creator's hand, and the number of these is now and always will be… — Carl Linnaeus Copy Share Image
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