Creative Quotations from John Ray (1627-1705)

Creative Quotations from . . .

John Ray
(1627-1705) born on Nov 29

English naturalist. He is best known for his contributions to taxonomy.

Learning makes the wise wiser and the fool more foolish.

Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.

Nothing is invented and perfected at the same time.

Feather by feather the goose is plucked.

Adversity makes men wise but not rich.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."
R:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A:	"In "A New Dictionary of Quotations," by H.L. Mencken, 1942."
N:	"In "Quotations of Wit and Wisdom," ed. & John W. Garder et al., 1975."
K:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."