Zitat des Tages von Antoine Lavoisier:
It took them only an instant to cut of that head, but it is unlikely that a hundred years will suffice to reproduce a singular one.
Vegetation is the basic instrument the creator uses to set all of nature in motion.
We must trust to nothing but facts: these are presented to us by nature and cannot deceive. We ought, in every instance, to submit our reasoning to the test of experiment, and never to search for truth but by the natural road of experiment and observation.
A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a prosperous countryside are the rewards for his efforts.
Languages are true analytical methods.
It is almost possible to predict one or two days in advance, within a rather broad range of probability, what the weather is going to be; it is even thought that it will not be impossible to publish daily forecasts, which would be very useful to soci.
I consider nature a vast chemical laboratory in which all kinds of composition and decompositions are formed.
One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral qualities of workers, farmers and craftsmen.
