John Ray Quotes

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John Ray, born on November 29, 1627, and died on January 17, 1705, was a renowned British botanist and naturalist. He made significant contributions to the development of botanical taxonomy.

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Famous John Ray Quotes

“Fish must swim thrice--once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.”

Water Thirds Wine Fishes Swim Stomach Sauce Thrice Third Time

Book:A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768

Source: A compleat collection of English proverbs. To which is added, A collection of English words not generally used. Repr. verbatim from the ed. of 1768

“A multitude of words doth rather obscure than illustrate, they being a burden to the memory, and the first apt to be forgotten, before we come to the last. So that he that uses many words for the explaining of any subject, doth, like the cuttle-fish, hide himself, for the most part, in his own ink.”

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Book:The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation

Source: The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation