Georges-Louis Leclerc Buffon

"Reason is the compass by which all our actions should be steered."

"The greatest discoveries are often made by accident."

"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."

"To forgive is to understand; to understand is to forgive."

"The preservation of life is the first law of nature."

"Every moment is both an ending and a beginning."

"The truly educated mind knows the limits of its knowledge."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

"The pattern of the world is always changing; we must change with it."

"A person is richer when they give than when they receive."

"The most beautiful things in nature are those we understand least."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"The greatest power is the power over oneself."

"Words are but the shadows of knowledge."

"To create is to breathe meaning into the void."

"The body of an animal is its soul."

"Ambition is the enemy of peace."

"The study of nature is the foundation of all wisdom."

"A man's true delight is in the work of his hands."

"The greatest riches are health and peace of mind."

"Dreams are the rehearsal for reality."

"To live without examining your life is not worth living."

"Imagination is more valuable than knowledge."

"The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding."

"How small an inheritance do we get from our ancestors."

"To pursue the common good is to pursue one's own good."

"The greatest teacher is experience itself."

"The art of life is to cultivate stillness within motion."

"Every creature knows its own place in the order of things."

"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."