Who said "Nature is both a book and a teacher."?

This quote is attributed to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

Nature is both a book and a teacher. - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

"Nature is both a book and a teacher."

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Nature

Microscopist and Biologist Dutch 1632–1723

"I have always endeavored to use my eyes as accurately as possible."

"The more one observes, the more one sees."

"Nature is the greatest teacher if we are patient enough to listen."

"I do not pretend to know more than I can see with my own eyes."

"Nature teaches us about beauty."

"Nature teaches us patience and wisdom"

"Sometimes it snows in April."

"Every town has a soul, and Twin Peaks has a troubled one."