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Luther Burbank Quotes

For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while Picture Quote #1

If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed Picture Quote #1

In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world as soon as its children are taught the principles of simple and rational living Picture Quote #1

Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think Picture Quote #1

Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature Picture Quote #1

The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead Picture Quote #1

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Most people’s religion is what they want to believe, not what they do believe Picture Quote #1

Several of my young acquaintances are in their graves who gave promise of making happy and useful citizens and there is no question whatever that cigarettes alone were the cause of their destruction. No boy living would commence the use of cigarettes if he knew what a useless, soulless, worthless thing they would make of him Picture Quote #1

Obsolete misleading theologies bear the same relation to the essence of true religion that scarlet fever, mumps, and measles do to education Picture Quote #1

Those who take refuge behind theological barbed wire fences, quite often wish they could have more freedom of thought, but fear the change to the great ocean of truth as they would a cold bath Picture Quote #1

If we cannot meet our everyday surroundings with equanimity and pleasure and grow each day in some useful direction, then... life is on the road toward misfortune, misery and destruction Picture Quote #1

Those who would legislate against the teaching of evolution should also legislate against gravity, electricity and the unreasonable velocity of light, and also, should introduce a clause to prevent the use of the telescope, the microscope and the spectroscope or any other instrument of precision which may in the future be invented, constructed or used for the discovery of truth Picture Quote #1

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The clear light of science teaches us that we must be our own saviors, if we are to be found worth saving Picture Quote #1

Justice, love, truth, peace and harmony, a serene unity with science and the laws of the universe Picture Quote #1

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul Picture Quote #1

However, when it can be proved to me that there is immortality, that there is resurrection beyond the gates of death, then will I believe. Until then, no Picture Quote #1

If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man should refrain from torturing them for the mere possibility of obtaining some knowledge which he believes may be to his own interest Picture Quote #1

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For those who do not think, it is best at least to rearrange their prejudices once in a while (Luther Burbank Quotes) If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed (Luther Burbank Quotes) In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world as soon as its children are taught the principles of simple and rational living (Luther Burbank Quotes) Less than fifteen per cent of the people do any original thinking on any subject. The greatest torture in the world for most people is to think (Luther Burbank Quotes) Science is knowledge arranged and classified according to truth, facts, and the general laws of nature (Luther Burbank Quotes) The scientist is a lover of truth for the very love of truth itself, wherever it may lead (Luther Burbank Quotes) Most people’s religion is what they want to believe, not what they do believe (Luther Burbank Quotes) Several of my young acquaintances are in their graves who gave promise of making happy and useful citizens and there is no question whatever that cigarettes alone were the cause of their destruction. No boy living would commence the use of cigarettes if he knew what a useless, soulless, worthless thing they would make of him (Luther Burbank Quotes) Obsolete misleading theologies bear the same relation to the essence of true religion that scarlet fever, mumps, and measles do to education (Luther Burbank Quotes) Those who take refuge behind theological barbed wire fences, quite often wish they could have more freedom of thought, but fear the change to the great ocean of truth as they would a cold bath (Luther Burbank Quotes) If we cannot meet our everyday surroundings with equanimity and pleasure and grow each day in some useful direction, then... life is on the road toward misfortune, misery and destruction (Luther Burbank Quotes) Those who would legislate against the teaching of evolution should also legislate against gravity, electricity and the unreasonable velocity of light, and also, should introduce a clause to prevent the use of the telescope, the microscope and the spectroscope or any other instrument of precision which may in the future be invented, constructed or used for the discovery of truth (Luther Burbank Quotes) The clear light of science teaches us that we must be our own saviors, if we are to be found worth saving (Luther Burbank Quotes) Justice, love, truth, peace and harmony, a serene unity with science and the laws of the universe (Luther Burbank Quotes) Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul (Luther Burbank Quotes) However, when it can be proved to me that there is immortality, that there is resurrection beyond the gates of death, then will I believe. Until then, no (Luther Burbank Quotes) If the creatures with fur/feathers/fins are our brothers in a lower stage of development then their very weakness and inability to protest, demands that man should refrain from torturing them for the mere possibility of obtaining some knowledge which he believes may be to his own interest (Luther Burbank Quotes)

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