Carolus Linnaeus

"If you do not know the names of things, the knowledge of them is lost too."

"Nature does not proceed by leaps."

"Deus creavit, Linnaeus disposuit."

"The Earth's creation is the object of geology."

"There are as many species as the Infinite Being produced diverse forms in the beginning."

"Classification is not invention, it is discovery."

"In the classification of beings, order is the first law."

"Every creature has its place in the eternal order."

"The love of learning is the most necessary passion."

"Study nature, not books."

"By knowing the names of things, we come to know their nature."

"The variety of nature is inexhaustible."

"To live is to observe."

"Systems are artificial, but nature is eternal."

"A naturalist who is not a botanist is not complete."

"The physician who does not know natural history is incomplete."

"Order leads to knowledge, chaos to ignorance."

"God creates, man observes."

"Beauty in nature is revealed through understanding."

"The greatest pleasure is in the study of nature."

"Every plant has its purpose and place."

"Knowledge begins where ignorance ends."

"The love of plants leads to the love of truth."

"To classify is to understand."

"Nature never wears one expression for long."

"The harmony of creation speaks to the observer."

"Patience in observation yields wisdom."

"The secret of education lies in curiosity."

"In diversity there is beauty and truth."

"A man who does not love nature cannot love science."