Shocking Sayings
736 sayings found from the Early Modern era
Beware of the flattery of a woman, and the treachery of a man.
He that by the Plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.
Many a false step was made by standing still.
A small leak will sink a great ship.
Honest cards, short reckonings.
Rather go to bed supperless, than rise in debt.
To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light.
He that pursues two hares at once, commonly catches neither.
Deus creavit, Linnaeus disposuit. (God created, Linnaeus arranged.)
Homo sapiens, nosce te ipsum. (Man, know thyself.)
If I have been of any service to the world, it is due to my love of animals and plants.
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.
Natura non facit saltus. (Nature makes no leaps.)
I have seen the Creator in His works.
The names of plants are the foundation of botany.
God created, Linnaeus arranged. It is astonishing how many new species are discovered every day.
The classes are for the genera, the genera for the species, the species for the individuals.
All species of the same genus form a natural group, and all genera of the same order form a natural group.
The more I collect and examine, the more I marvel at the infinite wisdom of the Creator.
I consider it the greatest achievement to be a good observer.