In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the productions of nature, the more one approaches the truth, since in nature only individuals exist, while genera, orders, and classes only exist in our imagination.


Histoire Naturelle (1749), trans. by John Lyon, 'The 'Initial Discourse' to Buffon's Histoire Naturelle: The First Complete English Translation', Journal of the History of Biology, 9(1), 1976

Georges-Louis Leclerc Quotes

In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the productions of nature, the more one approaches the truth, since in nature only...

In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the productions of nature, the more one approaches the truth, since in nature only...

In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the productions of nature, the more one approaches the truth, since in nature only...

In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the productions of nature, the more one approaches the truth, since in nature only...