Guess quote

Jean Henri Fabre [1823-1915] French

Rank: 114
Author, Entomologist

Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre was a French entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects.

Quote	Tags	Rank
We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd.		101
Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.		102
Let us dig our furrow in the fields of the commonplace.		103
The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.		104
Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity.		105

The script ran 0 seconds.