The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt Quotes

“In a world where we tend to draw a sharp line between the sciences and the arts, between the subjective and the objective, Humboldt's insight that we can only truly understand natures by using our imagination makes him visionary”
― Andrea Wulf, The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt

“Nature was Humboldt’s teacher. And the greatest lesson that nature offered was that of freedom. ‘Nature is the domain of liberty’, Humboldt said, because nature’s balance was created by diversity which might in turn be taken as a blueprint for political and moral truth. Everything from the most unassuming moss or insect or elephants or towering oak trees, had its role, and together they made the whole. Humankind was just a small part. NATURE ITSELF WAS A REPUBLIC OF FREEDOM.”
― Andrea Wulf, The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt