“ As a rule, theologians know nothing of this world, and far less of the next; but they have the power of stating the most absurd propositions with faces solemn as stupidity touched by fear.It is a part… Robert G. Ingersoll
“ Humboldt's early biographer, F.A. Schwarzenberg, subtitled his life of Humboldt What May Be Accomplished in a Lifetime. He summarised the areas of his subject's extraordinary curiosity as follows: '1)… Alain de Botton
“ But when on shore, & wandering in the sublime forests, surrounded by views more gorgeous than even Claude ever imagined, I enjoy a delight which none but those who have experienced it can understand -… Charles Darwin
“ I consider him [Alexander von Humboldt] the most important scientist whom I have met. Thomas Jefferson
“ History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will… Thomas Jefferson
“ The real discoverer of South America was [Alexander von] Humboldt, since his work was more useful for our people than the work of all conquerors. Simon Bolivar
