Banks Quote by Georges Cuvier
““The works which this man leaves behind him occupy a few pages only; their importance is not greatly superior to their extent; and yet his name will shine out with lustre in the history of the sciences. { Cuvier on Joseph Banks }””
![“The works which this man [Joseph Banks] leaves behind him occupy a few pages only; their importance is not greatly superior to their extent; and yet his name will shine out with lustre in the history of the sciences.” quote by Georges Cuvier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6de/georges-cuvier-21747_accounts_the-works-which-this-man-joseph-banks-le_1010690.jpg)
![“Vulnerable, like all men, to the temptations of arrogance, of which intellectual pride is the worst, he [ the scientist ] must nevertheless remain sincere and modest, if only because his studies constantly bring home to him that, compared with the gigantic aims of science, his own contribution, no…” quote by Louis de Broglie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a4/louis-de-broglie-37016_aim_vulnerable-like-all-men-to-the-temptatio_2796335.jpg)
![“It is to them [fossils] alone that we owe the commencement of even a Theory of the Earth ... By them we are enabled to ascertain, with the utmost certainty, that our earth has not always been covered over by the same external crust, because we are thoroughly assured that the organized bodies to…” quote by Georges Cuvier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ec4/georges-cuvier-21747_assured_it-is-to-them-fossils-alone-that-we-owe_967083.jpg)
