Quote by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

"The universe does not reveal its secrets to the impatient or the proud."

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Microscopist and Biologist Dutch 1632–1723

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"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."

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