“ The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past. Jean Henri Fabre
“ 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. Jean Henri Fabre
“ Seek those who find your road agreeable your personality and mind stimulating your philosophy acceptable and your experiences helpful. Let those who do not seek their own kind. Jean Henri Fabre
“ Permanence of instinct must go with permanence of form...The history of the present must teach us the history of the past.[Referring to studying fossil remains of the weevil, largely unchanged to the… Jean Henri Fabre
