Carl Linnaeus — "Whoever wishes to be a good botanist must be a good observer."

"For wealth disappears, the most magnificent houses fall into decay, the most numerous family at some time or another comes to an end: the greatest and the most prosperous kingdoms can be overthrown: b…"

"Natural bodies are divided into three kingdoms of nature: viz. the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms. Minerals grow, Plants grow and live, Animals grow, live, and have feeling."

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

"I have done more for the advancement of natural history than anyone else."

"My life has been dedicated to the service of nature."