Who said "The natural world asks only that we pay attention."?

This quote is attributed to Antonie van Leeuwenhoek.

The natural world asks only that we pay attention. - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

"The natural world asks only that we pay attention."

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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."