John Ray
A naturalist who made significant contributions to taxonomy, defining the concept of a species and publishing influential works on plants and animals.
Most quoted
"In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."
— from Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation
"The wisdom of God is conspicuously seen in the admirable contrivance of the bodies of animals, and the exquisite fitness of their several parts to their respective functions."
— from The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, 1691
"Let us then with all diligence apply ourselves to the study of nature, that we may thereby be led to admire and adore its great Creator."
— from Preface to Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum
All quotes by John Ray (391)
He that will not apply himself to the study of nature, will never know the works of God.
The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only one page.
A man that is a master of patience is master of everything else.
Better to wear out than to rust out.
He that has a good harvest, may be content with a little rain.
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Every dog has his day.
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
Look before you leap.
All that glitters is not gold.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
The early bird catches the worm.
Where there's a will, there's a way.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Many hands make light work.
Practice makes perfect.
Two heads are better than one.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Contemporaries of John Ray
Other Biologys born within 50 years of John Ray (1627–1705).