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. Therefore, classification and name-giving will be the foundation of our science.
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"I have seen no one who has been able to distinguish the species of plants better than I have."
"The number of species is fixed and unchanging."
"The plant kingdom covers the entire earth, offering our senses great pleasure and the delights of summer."
"The greatest happiness is to be able to contemplate nature."
"I have not seen the genus Homo. I have seen many individuals."
From 'Philosophia Botanica' (1751), aphorism 151. A philosophical justification for taxonomy as a path to knowledge.
Date: 1751
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