All Charles Darwin Quotes
- The more we know of the fixed laws of nature the more incredible do miracles become, - that the men at that time were ignorant… Admitted
- In however complex a manner this feeling may have originated, as it is one of high importance to all those animals which aid and defend… Aid
- Seeing every height crowned with its crater, and the boundaries of most of the lava-streams still distinct, we are led to believe that within a… Appearance
- I have rarely read anything which has interested me more, though I have not read as yet more than a quarter of the book proper.… Aristotle
- Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure. Doe
- With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated. We civilized men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process… Allow
- It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of… Adequate
- I have deeply regretted that I did not proceed far enough at least to understand something of the great leading principles of mathematics, for men… Deeply
- Not one change of species into another is on record ... we cannot prove that a single species has been changed. Been
- So great is the economy of Nature, that most flowers which are fertilized by crepuscular or nocturnal insects emit their odor chiefly or exculsively in… Chiefly
- Worms have played a more important part in the history of the world than humans would at first suppose. First Suppose
- Nature will tell you a direct lie if she can. Direct
- I always feel as if my books came half out of Lyell's brain... & therefore that when seeing a thing never seen by Lyell, one… Always Feel
- I have just finished my sketch of my species theory. If as I believe that my theory is true & if it be accepted even… Accepted
- Formerly Milton's Paradise Lost had been my chief favourite, and in my excursions during the voyage of the Beagle, when I could take only a… Always Chose
- I can remember the very spot in the road, whilst in my carriage, when to my joy the solution occurred to me. Carriage
- A surprising number [of novels] have been read aloud to me, and I like all if moderately good, and if they do not end unhappily-against… All
- The Times is getting more detestable (but that is too weak word) than ever. Biographies
- The man who walks with Henslow. Biographies
- The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life and has determined my whole career; yet it depended… Beagle