Louis Agassiz

The greatest reward in science is not fame or fortune, but the joy of understanding.

The true artist sees the beauty in everything.

The greatest strength of a nation lies in the education of its people.

The study of nature is a journey into the heart of creation.

The true scientist is a perpetual student.

The universe is a boundless ocean of knowledge, and we are but a drop.

The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable.

The study of nature is a conversation with the divine.

The greatest adventure in life is to explore the unknown.

The true beauty of science lies in its ability to reveal the hidden order of the universe.

The eye of the trilobite tells us that the sun shone on the old beach where he lived; for there can be no eye without light.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

It is the object especially of those who persevere in studying nature to secure an independent judgment.

Nature is not a place to visit, it is home.

The world has arisen in some way or another. How it originated is the great question, and Darwin's theory, like all other attempts to explain the origin of life, is thus far merely conjectural.

I have been accused of being a literalist, but I am no such thing. I am a realist.

The glaciers of Greenland are the key to understanding the ice age.

The book of nature is always open.

Facts are the air of scientists.

In every block of marble lies a statue.