Blessed be the Lord for the beauty of summer and spring, for the air, the water, the verdure, and the song of birds.

The names of the plants ought to be stable [certa], consequently they should be given to stable genera.

In natural science the principles of truth ought to be confirmed by observation.

When all the thoughts are concerning one thing and the person loses interest in other things, the melancholy begins.

If a tree dies, plant another in its place.

This drink has a magical power. It strengthens the weak, and revives those who have fainted. Those tired after work and physical activity can return their life forces by this drink much sooner than by nourishment. ... It works as a diuretic, an appetizer, an antitoxin.

We admit as many genera as there are different groups of natural species of which the fructification has the same structure.