There was discover’d by me a fifth sort, which had near the thickness of the former, but they were almost twice as long. The first time bacteria were observed.
ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK
Man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be accomplished.
![Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Quote - I’ve spent more time than many will believe [making microscopic observations], but I’ve done them with joy, and I’ve taken no notice those who have said why take so much trouble and what good is it?](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ive-spent-more-time-than-many-will-believe-making--683x1024.jpg)
![Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Quote - I’ve spent more time than many will believe [making microscopic observations], but I’ve done them with joy, and I’ve taken no notice those who have said why take so much trouble and what good is it?](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ive-spent-more-time-than-many-will-believe-making--683x1024.jpg)
![Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Quote - The whole circumference of each of these streaks was about the thickness of a hair of one’s head. … all consisted of very small green globules joined together: and there were very many small green globules as well. [The earliest recorded observation of the common green alga Spyrogyra.]](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-whole-circumference-of-each-of-these-streaks-w-683x1024.jpg)
