"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…"

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

"The Creator's hand is visible in every part of creation."

"Every genus is natural, created as such in the beginning, hence not to be rashly split up or stuck together by whim or according to anyone's theory."

"Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature."