“There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.”
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
“The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.”
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
“With most animals, as with man, the alertness of the senses diminishes after years of work, after domestic habits and progress of culture.”
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
“Nature can be so soothing to the tormented mind”
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
“I saw with regret, (and all scientific men have shared this feeling) that whilst the number of accurate instruments was daily increasing, we were still ignorant”
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
“What speaks to the soul, escapes our measurements.”
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
"Insight into universal nature provides an intellectual delight and sense of freedom that no blows of fate and no evil can destroy."
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
"Before being free, it is necessary to be just"
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
"At no other time has Nature concentrated such a wealth of valuable nourishment into such a small space as in the cocoa bean."
― Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)