"It is willingly granted that by cultivation the origination of new varieties is favored, and that by man's labor many varieties are acquired which, under natural conditions, would be lost; but nothing…"

"The pea does not lie."

"I hope that my experiments will furnish a new basis for the study of the history of the organic forms."

"I have been called a fool, but time will prove me right."

"Man must contribute his minimum work of toil, and God gives the growth. Truly, the seed, the talent, the grace of God is there, and man has simply to work, take the seeds to bring them to the bankers."