“The world is ruled by such dreams, dreams of impassioned hearts, and improvisations of warm lips, not by cold words linked in chains of iron sequence, --- not by logic. The heart with its passions, not the understanding with its reasoning, sways, in the long run, the actions of mankind.””
Quotes by William Kirby
“See Naples, and then die!' That was a proud saying, Count, which we used to hear as we cruised under lateen sails about the glorious bay that reflects from its waters the fires of Vesuvius. We believed the boast then, Count. But I say now, 'See Quebec, and live””
“C’mon and let your Uncle Kirby shoot you.””
The Trail West
William KirbyWilliam Kirby was a prominent English entomologist and novelist, known for his significant contributions to the study of insects and his literary works that often reflected his scientific interests. B...