John Ray
John Ray
John Raywas an English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray. From then on, he used 'Ray', after "having ascertained that such had been the practice of his family before him"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth29 November 1627
cynical too-much dies
They love too much that die for love.
honesty men luck
The honester the man, the worse luck.
children mad parent
Children, when they are little, they make parents fools; when great, mad.
brother wit younger-brother
The younger brother hath the more wit.
hands fortune frugality
Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left.
creation
The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation.
faults failing
Where love fails we espy all faults.
wisdom gander geese
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
sweet animal men
There is no doubt, that man is not built to be a carnivorous animal. What a sweet, pleasing and innocent sight is the spectacle of a table served that way and what a difference to a make up of fuming animal meat, slaughtered and dead! Man in no way has the constitution of a carnivorous being. Hunt and voracity are unnatural to him. Man has neither the sharp pointed teeth or claws to slaughter his prey. On the contrary his hands are made to pick fruits, berries and vegetables and teeth appropriate to chew them.
wise wisdom foe
He is wise that can make a friend of a foe.
smile beauty flirty
Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.
happiness joy christmas-love
A joy that's shared is a joy made double.