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Luther Burbank quotes

American Ecologist March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926

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We must learn that any person who will not accept what he knows to be truth for the very love of truth alone is very definitely undermining his mental integrity... you have not been a close observer of such men if you have not seen them shrivel, become commonplace, mean without influence, without friends, and without the enthusiasm of youth and growth, like a tree covered with fungus, the foliage deceased, the life gone out of the heart with dry rot and indelibly marked for destruction ---... Luther Burbank
I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific..."
The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth..."
The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead. Luther Burbank
In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world as soon as its children are taught the principles of simple and rational living. Luther Burbank
It is well for people who think to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while. Luther Burbank
Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb. Brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pine-cones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education. Luther Burbank
Listen patiently, quietly and reverently to the lessons, one by one, which Mother Nature has to teach, shedding light on that which was before a mystery, so that all who will, may see and know. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange..."
For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful;..."
Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the soul. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "We must return to nature and nature's god."
We must return to nature and nature's god. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "It is well for people who think, to change their minds..."
It is well for people who think, to change their minds ocasionally in order to keep them clean. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to..."
Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature. Luther Burbank
Luther Burbank quote: "If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting..."
If you violate Nature's laws you are your own prosecuting attorney, judge, jury, and hangman. Luther Burbank
Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think. Luther Burbank

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