"Every plant is a book, which, if we want to understand, we must learn its language."

"The plant kingdom covers the entire earth, offering our senses great pleasure and the delights of summer."

"The greatest delight is to behold the earth, and to know what it is."

"It is not God, but people themselves who shorten their lives by not keeping physically fit."

"The flower's leaves...serve as bridal beds which the Creator has so gloriously prepared, adorned with such noble bed curtains, and perfumed with so many sweet scents to induce the young bridegroom to …"