ANECDOTES OF DINNA3DS. V 
after writing a letter to Morans, his father in-law, 
at Fahlun, he almost found it impossible to recollect 
his name. 
“ His passions were strong and violent. His 
heart was open to every impression of joy ; and he 
loved jocularity, conviviality and good living. He 
was an excellent companion, pleasant in conversa- 
tion, full of strong hits of fancy and seasonable and 
entertaining stories ; but at tho same time, suddenly 
roused to anger and boisterous ; the sudden effer- 
vescence of this fiery passion subsided, however, 
almost at the very moment of its birth, and he im- 
mediately became all plain good-nature again. His 
friendship was 9ure and invariable. Science was 
generally its basis ; and every one who knew him 
must own what concern he always manifested for 
his pupils, and with how much zeal they returned 
his friendship, and frequently became his defenders. 
He was so fortunate as to find among his favourites 
none that were ungrateful ; even Rolander deserved 
more to be pitied than blamed. 
“ The ambition of Linnaeus know no bounds ; and 
his motto, Famam Extendcre Factis , was tho real 
mirror of his soul.* But this ambition never ex- 
tended beyond the regions of his science, and it 
* Linnseus commonly wrote this motto in the memorial 
books presented to him by his continental friends ; the late 
celebrated Chevalier Ihre, who, though a sincere friend of 
LinnsBUS, disliked nevertheless all ostentation, inserted fre- 
quently opposite tho writing of Linnreus these words, “ Non 
magna swat , quee tument 
