Quotes
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Poetic Linnaeus
‘Poets are born, not made. I was not born a poet, but a botanist instead, so I offer the fruit of the little harvest which God has vouchsafed me.‘― Carolus Linnaeus
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A bit of common sense
‘Let all reasoning be silent when experience gainsays its conclusion.‘― William Harvey
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Preserve your health
‘Strive to preserve your health, and in this you will the better succeed in proportion as you keep clear of the physicians, for their drugs are a kind of alchemy concerning which there are no fewer books than there are medicines.‘― Leonardo da Vinci
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Absurd donker
‘Het was zo donker dat zelfs de mol onder de grond tegen de muren van zijn hol botste en somber begon te mopperen.’― Toon Tellegen
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Krankzinnigheid
‘Krankzinnigheid in individuen is uitzonderlijk – maar in groepen, partijen, volkeren en tijdperken is het de regel.’― Nietzsche
