Joseph Banks

Natural History British 1743 – 1820 104 quotes

Explorer with Cook who collected vast specimens, promoting the interconnectedness of global flora.

Quotes by Joseph Banks

Personal: 'Fame fades; knowledge endures.'

Final thought 1820

Famous: 'Nature's variety is infinite; our cataloguing, eternal.'

Saying 1785

Letter: 'Enclosed specimens speak louder than words.'

Correspondence 1797

Speech: 'Unite sciences for the betterment of mankind.'

Excerpt 1813