"Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and……" — Jean-Henri Fabre
"Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring."
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9 Quotes by Jean-Henri Fabre
Jean-Henri Fabre has 9 quotes on this site.
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The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.
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Let us dig our furrow in the fields of the commonplace.
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We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd.
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Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an…
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Seek those who find your road agreeable, your personality and mind stimulating, your philosophy acceptable, and your experience helpful. Let…
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If there is one vegetable which is God-given, it is the haricot bean.
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Permanence of instinct must go with permanence of form...The history of the present must teach us the history of the…
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Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage…
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More Bees Quotes
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Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on…
— Mary Kay Ash
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That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
— Marcus Aurelius
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We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a…
— Brigitte Bardot
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All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The…
— Charles A. Beard
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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
— Muhammad Ali
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You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a…
— Jean Cocteau
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The sceptics, like bees, give their one sting and die.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The sky was of the deepest blue, with a few white, fleecy clouds drifting lazily across it, and the air…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Here is a little forest Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a frost has…
— Emily Dickinson
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According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring…
— Unknown Author
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The number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great degree on the number of field-mice, which destroy their…
— Charles Darwin
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