Alexander von Humboldt
Father of ecology and biogeography
Quotes by Alexander von Humboldt
The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.
In this great chain of causes and effects, no single fact can be considered in isolation.
Nature is a living whole, and not a dead aggregate of parts.
The finest and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
The great object of my present enterprise is to investigate the causes of the decline of the fertility of the earth.
The most important result of my researches is the conviction that the earth is a living organism.
Everything is interconnected.
Nature is a network of connections, a web of life.
The highest aim of physical science is to arrive at a knowledge of the unity of nature.
The contemplation of nature is a source of perennial joy.
The earth is a great organism, and man is a part of it.
The study of nature is the study of God.
The world is a living, breathing entity.
Nature is a temple in which living pillars sometimes breathe confused words.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
The unity of nature is the great truth which I have endeavored to unfold.
Every plant, every animal, every human being, is a part of the great whole.
The earth is a living being, and we are its cells.
The contemplation of nature is a source of inexhaustible delight.
The more we know, the more we realize how much we don't know.