The whole world is a museum, and all its inhabitants are specimens.
Biological taxonomy
A metaphorical statement reflecting his view of nature as a vast collection for study.
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Found in 1 providers: gemini
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"The plant kingdom covers the entire earth, offering our senses great pleasure and the delights of summer."
Philosophical"The stinking corpse flower smells like a rotting corpse to attract carrion beetles and flesh flies, which are its pollinators. Nature is both beautiful and repulsive."
Strange & Unusual"Homo sapiens, nosce te ipsum. (Man, know thyself.)"
Shocking"The book of nature is the only book that offers a wealth of content on every one of its pages."
Strange & Unusual"I have seen no one who has been able to distinguish the species of plants better than I have."
Shocking