He did not study plants; he loved flowers

Reading Les Miserables for the first time and becoming a disciple of Monseigneur Bienvenu:

As we have seen, prayer, the celebration of the offices of religion, alms-giving, the consolation of the afflicted, the cultivation of a bit of land, fraternity, frugality, hospitality, renunciation, confidence, study, work, filled every day of his life.