Carl Linnaeus — "The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves; this notion consists …"

The first step in wisdom is to know the things themselves; this notion consists in having a true idea of the objects; objects are distinguished and known by classifying them methodically and giving them appropriate names.
Carl Linnaeus — Carl Linnaeus Early Modern · Biological taxonomy

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From 'Philosophia Botanica', outlining his approach to taxonomy.

Date: 1751

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