Elizabeth Scholtz

Elizabeth Scholtz (April 29, 1922 - April 22, 2020) was an American plantswoman and director of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 1972 to 1980. Quotes This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. My life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is a privilege to do for it whatsoever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. External links Category:Botanists from South Africa Category:Women scientists from South Africa Category:People from Pretoria Category:1922 births Category:2020 deaths Category:Women born in the 1920s