"All scientists have found that preconceived notions, dogmas,……" — Luther Burbank
"All scientists have found that preconceived notions, dogmas, and all personal prejudice and bias, must be set aside, listening patiently, quietly and reverently to the lessons, one by one, which Mother Nature has to teach, shedding light on that which was before a mystery, so that all who will may see and know. She conveys her truths only to those who are passive and receptive."
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Luther Burbank
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48 Quotes by Luther Burbank
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Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.
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I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the…
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We must return to nature and nature's god.
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Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the…
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If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be…
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In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically…
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The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love.
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If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman.
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Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature.
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Several of my young acquaintances are in their graves who gave promise of making happy and useful citizens and there…
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It is well for people who think, to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean.
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Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects.
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