"When all the thoughts are concerning one thing……" — Carl Linnaeus
"When all the thoughts are concerning one thing and the person loses interest in other things, the melancholy begins."
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Carl Linnaeus
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26 Quotes by Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus has 26 quotes on this site.
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If a tree dies, plant another in its place.
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In natural science the principles of truth ought to be confirmed by observation.
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I demand of you, and of the whole world, that you show me a generic character... by which to distinguish…
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Botany is based on fixed genera.
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Nomenclature, the other foundation of botany, should provide the names as soon as the classification is made... If the names…
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Nature's economy shall be the base for our own, for it is immutable, but ours is secondary. An economist without…
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Stones grow, plants grow, and live, animals grow live and feel.
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Natural bodies are divided into three kingdomes of nature: viz. the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms. Minerals grow, Plants grow…
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As one sits here in summertime and listens to the cuckoo and all the other bird songs, the crackling and…
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There are some viviparous flies, which bring forth 2,000 young. These in a little time would fill the air, and…
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To live by medicine is to live horribly.
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