E. O. Wilson Quotes

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Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. - E. O. Wilson quote.
Old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
— E. O. Wilson Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge

beliefs

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all. - E. O. Wilson quote.
When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
— E. O. Wilson

nature

The ideal scientist thinks like a poet and only later works like a bookkeeper. - E. O. Wilson quote.
The ideal scientist thinks like a poet and only later works like a bookkeeper.
— E. O. Wilson Letters to a Young Scientist

scientists

Much of good science—and perhaps all of great science—has its roots in fantasy. - E. O. Wilson quote.
Much of good science—and perhaps all of great science—has its roots in fantasy.
— E. O. Wilson Letters to a Young Scientist

science

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. - E. O. Wilson quote.
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
— E. O. Wilson

environment

True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally chosen by the individual, strong enough to endure through trials of solitude and adversity. - E. O. Wilson quote.
True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally chosen by the individual, strong enough to endure through trials of solitude and adversity.
— E. O. Wilson Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge

character