I am not ashamed to confess that I have learned much from women.
Biological taxonomy
A somewhat progressive statement for his time, acknowledging female naturalists and contributors.
c. 1760s
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"The names of plants are the foundation of botany."
Shocking"The greatest pleasure of a gardener is to survey his work, and to admire the result of his own industry."
Strange & Unusual"The study of nature is the study of God."
Strange & Unusual"Whoever wishes to be a good botanist must be a good observer."
Shocking"The species and the genus are always the work of nature [i.e. specially created]; the variety mostly that of circumstance; the class and the order are the work of nature and art."
Philosophical