Wisdom Quotes

"Structure reveals function; function explains structure."

"Nature operates without waste; we must learn this economy."

"Nature's variations are infinite, yet her principles are constant."

"The naturalist reads the present to understand the past and predict the future."

"Every creature is perfectly adapted to its time and place in nature."

"Careful analysis of structure reveals the principles governing all life."

"The naturalist sees in every creature a reflection of universal principles."

"Order and method are the essence of all good things."

"The love of nature is the beginning of all wisdom."

"To classify is to understand; to understand is to progress."

"The world is a book, and one must learn to read it."

"Wisdom lies in seeing the unity within diversity."

"Do not pretend to conclusions you have not reasoned out for yourself."

"I am afraid of no man, but I respect the opinions of wise men."

"One of the commonest weaknesses in a practical man is thinking that he has no need of theorizing."

"A man who will not listen to any ideas save his own is in a state of invincible ignorance."

"There is no more prolific source of misunderstanding than the use of words."

"The remedy for bad philosophy is good philosophy."

"To understand the past is to hold the future in your hands."

"To classify is to begin to understand the divine plan."

"In nature, there are no mistakes—only purposes we have yet to understand."

"In the study of life, humility is the beginning of wisdom."

"Each fossil is a gift from the deep past, a message we are only learning to decode."

"In the smallest structure lies evidence of the grandest design."

"Understanding nature requires both the mind of a scholar and the heart of a poet."

"To understand the past is to gain foresight into the future."

"To understand life's structure is to glimpse the structure of existence itself."

"Man is the only animal that blushes, or has need to."

"Wisdom lies in recognizing the limits of our knowledge."

"To understand others, we must first understand ourselves."