John Ray
John Ray
John Raywas an English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray. From then on, he used 'Ray', after "having ascertained that such had been the practice of his family before him"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth29 November 1627
law break
They that make laws must not break them.
love-is pie pudding
I love thee like puddings; if thou wert pie I'd eat thee.
water cold good-words
Good words cool more than cold water.
love-is those-we-love
To those we love best we say the least
wise education fool
Learning makes the wise wiser and the fool more foolish.
love neighbor love-thy-neighbor
Love thy neighbor, but pull not down thy hedge.
cynical too-much dies
They love too much that die for love.
honesty men luck
The honester the man, the worse luck.
children mad parent
Children, when they are little, they make parents fools; when great, mad.
brother wit younger-brother
The younger brother hath the more wit.
hands fortune frugality
Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left.
creation
The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation.
faults failing
Where love fails we espy all faults.
wisdom gander geese
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.