Conrad Gessner

The world is full of mysteries waiting to be uncovered.

To share knowledge is to multiply it.

The greatest wealth is health.

Let us strive for accuracy in all our observations.

The study of the past illuminates the present.

Nature's book is written in the language of mathematics.

To understand the parts, one must understand the whole.

The pursuit of knowledge is a never-ending adventure.

Every creature is a miracle of creation.

The true measure of a man is not what he has, but what he gives.

The life of man is of no greater duration than the breath of his nostrils.

Nature is a book written by the finger of God.

In the study of animals, we find the divine order of creation.

Knowledge is the light that dispels the darkness of ignorance.

The diversity of plants reveals the infinite wisdom of the Creator.

To observe nature is to converse with the Almighty.

Books are the treasures of the mind, gathered from the wealth of the world.

Every creature, great or small, teaches us a lesson in humility.

The botanist's joy is in naming the unnamed, classifying the wild.

Time flies like an arrow; knowledge accumulates like a mountain.