Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (December 22, 1823 – October 11, 1915) was a French entomologist and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects. Read full biography of Jean Henri Fabre →
We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd.
Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at... →
Let us dig our furrow in the fields of the commonplace.
The common people have no history: persecuted by the present, they cannot think of preserving the memory of the past.
Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (December 22, 1823 – October 11, 1915) was a French entomologist and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects.