When I Approach A Child,

After Death, Life Reappears In A Different Form And With Different Laws. It Is Inscribed In The Laws Of The Permanence Of Life On The Surface Of The Earth And Everything That Has Been A Plant And An Animal Will Be Destroyed And Transformed Into A Gaseous, Volatile And Mineral Substance.

Science Brings Men Nearer To God.

Live In The Serene Peace Of Laboratories And Libraries

Do Not Let Yourself Be Tainted With A Barren Skepticism.

These Microscopic Organisms Form An Entire World Composed Of Species, Families And Varieties Whose History, Which Has Barely Begun To Be Written, Is Already Fertile In Prospects And Findings Of The Highest Importance. The Names Of These Organisms Are Very Numerous And Will Have To Be Defined And In Part Discarded. The Word Microbe Which Has The Advantage Of Being Shorter And Carrying A More General Meaning, And Of Having Been Approved By My Illustrious Friend, M. Littré, The Most Competent Linguist In France, Is One We Will Adopt.