Conrad Gessner
A polymath who compiled the monumental 'Historiae animalium', a comprehensive encyclopedia of animals that marked the beginning of modern zoology.
Quotes by Conrad Gessner
The love of knowledge is a divine passion.
Nature is the best teacher.
To describe all animals, and to describe them accurately, is a task for many lifetimes.
The more we know, the more we realize how much we do not know.
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
We should not be ashamed to learn from anyone, even from the unlearned.
The study of nature is the study of God's handiwork.
Observation is the foundation of all knowledge.
He who knows only his own country knows nothing.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
To err is human, to persist in error is diabolical.
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
Every creature is a living book, if we but know how to read it.
The pursuit of knowledge is a journey without end.
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
The true scientist is a humble seeker of truth.
Nature does nothing in vain.
The beauty of creation is a testament to the Creator.
We are but a small part of a vast and wondrous universe.
To understand the world, one must first understand its inhabitants.