Animal Quotes by Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin notes that animals like dogs show a conscience similar to humans. He argues that mental abilities and moral sense are shared across species, blurring the line between man and lower animals. He also reflects on human arrogance versus humility in light of this continuity.
![“It is absurd to talk of one animal being higher than another...we consider those, where the intellectual faculties most developed as the highest. - A bee doubtless would [use] ... instincts as a criteria.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/charles-darwin-507_absurd_it-is-absurd-to-talk-of-one-animal-being_3115116.jpg)
![“Of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense or conscience is by far the most important . . . [I]t is summed up in that short but imperious word ought, so full of high significance. It is the most noble of all the attributes of man, leading him without a moment's…” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/charles-darwin-507_animal_of-all-the-differences-between-man-and-t_1130715.jpg)
![“[T]he young and the old of widely different races, both with man and animals, express the same state of mind by the same movements.” quote by Charles Darwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/charles-darwin-507_animal_t-he-young-and-the-old-of-widely-differe_2690894.jpg)
