13+ Gilbert White Quotes On Education, Culture And Religion

Gilbert White was an English naturalist and clergyman. He is best known as the author of The Natural History of Selborne, a pioneering work in the field of natural history and ecology. His pioneering work on the study of the natural world was a major influence on Charles Darwin. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Gilbert White on education, culture, leadership.

I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand. — Gilbert White

The French, I think, in general, are strangely prolix in their natural history. — Gilbert White

You may depend on it that the bunting, emberiza miliaria, does not leave this country in the winter. — Gilbert White

Numbers of snipes breed every summer in some moory ground on the verge of this parish. — Gilbert White

The parish I live in is a very abrupt, uneven country, full of hills and woods, and therefore full of birds. — Gilbert White

Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams. — Gilbert White

We have had a very severe frost and deep snow this month. My thermometer was one day fourteen degrees and a half below the freezing point, within doors. — Gilbert White

It is, I find, in zoology as it is in botany: all nature is so full, that that district produces the greatest variety which is the most examined. — Gilbert White

Hedge-hogs abound in my gardens and fields. — Gilbert White

Though large herds of deer do much harm to the neighbourhood, yet the injury to the morals of the people is of more moment than the loss of their crops. — Gilbert White

General Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests, to the great terror of the neighbourhood; and, at one time, a wild bull or buffalo: but the country rose upon them and destroyed them. — Gilbert White

I want to be better informed with regard to ichthyology. — Gilbert White

The parish of Selborne, by taking in so much of the forest, is a vast district. — Gilbert White

Life Lessons by Gilbert White

1. Gilbert White's work demonstrates the importance of observation and recording data in order to gain greater understanding of the natural world.
2. His meticulous records of the flora and fauna of his local area provide a valuable insight into the changes in the environment over time.
3. His work also serves as a reminder of the importance of protecting and preserving biodiversity for future generations.