5 Quotes & Sayings By Frederick William Robertson

Frederick William Robertson (July 28, 1827 – February 9, 1883) was a Scottish-American botanist. He was the first botanist to draw a detailed map of the flora of the United States, and published the first comprehensive list of plant species in the Americas. He was also one of the founders of modern botany in North America.

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In God's world, for those who are in earnest, there is no failure. No work truly done, no word earnestly spoken, no sacrifice freely made, was ever made in vain. Frederick William Robertson
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The true aim of everyone who aspires to be a teacher should be, not to impart his own opinions, but to kindle minds. Frederick William Robertson
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We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. Frederick William Robertson
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The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it. Frederick William Robertson