"Although I was four years at the University……" — John Muir
"Although I was four years at the University [of Wisconsin], I did not take the regular course of studies, but instead picked out what I thought would be most useful to me, particularly chemistry, which opened a new world, mathematics and physics, a little Greek and Latin, botany and and geology. I was far from satisfied with what I had learned, and should have stayed longer."
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John Muir
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273 Quotes by John Muir
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Look! Nature is overflowing with the grandeur of God!
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we defer therefore till this time twelve month to avail ourselves of the instruction of that place, and particularly of…
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Botany, n. The science of vegetables - those that are not good to eat, as well as those that are.…
— Ambrose Bierce
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'Tis a short sight to limit our faith in laws to those of gravity, of chemistry, of botany, and so…
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In all our academies we attempt far too much. ... In earlier times lectures were delivered upon chemistry and botany…
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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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Doubtless many can recall certain books which have greatly influenced their lives, and in my own case one stands out…
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I am sorry that the distinguished leader of the Republican Party in the House states that he is not versed…
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Botany, the eldest daughter of medicine.
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