Carl Linnaeus — "The highest good is to know God and His works."

"The European is inventive, governed by laws, and wears tight clothing."

"Human beings, having, above all creatures, received the power of reason... need to be aware where nature is unaware. Nature reaches its culmination in humans, but human consciousness has not its essen…"

"The world is full of wonders, but man is the greatest wonder of all."

"I demand of you, and of the whole world, that you show me a generic character... by which to distinguish between Man and Ape. I myself most assuredly know of none. But perhaps I should still do it acc…"

"I have been as happy as a king, and happier."