Best Luther Burbank Quotes
- Let us read the Bible without the ill-fitting colored spectacles of theology, just as we read other books, using our judgment and reason. . .… Bible
- The greatest happiness in the world is to make others happy. Greatest
- Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water… Acorns
- The integrity of one's own mind is of infinitely more value than adherence to any creed or system. We must choose between a dead faith… Adherence
- The clear light of science teaches us that we must be our own saviors, if we are to be found worth saving. Clear
- Science, which is only another name for truth, now holds religious charlatans, self-deceivers and God agents in a certain degree of check--agents and employees, I… Agents
- Justice, love, truth, peace and harmony, a serene unity with science and the laws of the universe. Harmony
- Most people’s religion is what they want to believe, not what they do believe. Believe
- Science, unlike theology, never leads to insanity. Insanity
- Science . . . has opened our eyes to the vastness of the universe and given us light, truth and freedom from fear where once… Darkness
- I have learned from Nature that dependence on unnatural beliefs weakens us in the struggle and shortens our breath for the race. Belief
- However, when it can be proved to me that there is immortality, that there is resurrection beyond the gates of death, then will I believe.… Believe
- Children are the greatest sufferers from outgrown theologies. Children
- Do not feed children on maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature Children
- If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man… Animal
- Plants are as responsive to thought as children. Children
- The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love. While I was conducting experiments to make spineless cacti, I often talked to… Apart
- Heredity is nothing but stored environment. Environment
- Do not feed children on a maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature. Let their souls drink in all that is pure and sweet.… Absorb
- Our lives as we lead them as passed on to others, whether in physical or mental forms, tingeing all future lives together. This should be… All
- It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it… Best
- I don't fell good. Famous Love
- Less than 15% of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think. Any