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1. ”Nature herself is sublimely eloquent. The stars as they sparkle in the firmament fill us with delight and ecstasy, and yet they all move in orbit marked out with mathematical precision.”
2. ”The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.”
3. ”The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest possible number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest possible number of hypotheses or axioms.”
4. ”True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.”
5. ”I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life, than on the nature of those events themselves.”
6. ”The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals and have no hope of rising in their own self-esteem but by lowering their neighbors.”
7. ”The vegetation of the earth is only the clothing of its skeleton.”
8. ”In the course of my investigations, I found other traces of the same law – namely, that the life of the individual in nature is short, but that the species is long-lived.”
9. ”Man is always inclined to be intolerant towards the thing, or person, he hasn’t taken the time adequately to understand.”
10. ”The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
These quotes reflect Alexander von Humboldt’s passion for exploration, his belief in the importance of observing and understanding the natural world, and his appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things.