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194 The Floral King.
It is in “‘ Nemesis divina” that Linnzus records
that everything went wrong with him as long as he
intended to revenge himself; but that afterwards,
when he changed his heart and left all in the hands
of God, everything prospered with him. Those that
accused Linnzeus of conceit wronged him exceed-
ingly, for in this book he has written, “‘ No one is
the architect of his own fortune,” and again, “all
that we possess is a loan from God. We bring
nothing with us in this world, and we take nothing
away with us. When God takes anything back,
through fate, which is His Executor, we grieve that
we have lost our possessions which were not ours,
but merely a loan.”
Regarding Linnzus’ power of influence over the
young students, Hedin relates; ‘‘ The unrestrained
mirth, the sprightly joy, and that frequent uncon-
trollable impatience, which so often manifest them-
selves in youth, and cannot brook restriction, never
made themselves apparent amongst Linnzus’ audi-
tors. No thoughtless fool stretched himself care-
lessly, or yawned, no wit-snapper turned his words
into ridicule, and no censor whispered epigrams.
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