--- title: "2 E.S. Russell Quotes" description: "Edward Stuart Russell OBE FLS was a Scottish biologist and philosopher of biology. Browse 2 E.S. Russell quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/e-s-russell-95793_descent_from-the-point-of-view-of-the-pure-morph_472397.jpg" --- # E.S. Russell **2** quotes in **35** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Edward Stuart Russell OBE FLS was a Scottish biologist and philosopher of biology. ## Quotes by E.S. Russell > [From the point of view of the pure morphologist the recapitulation theory is an instrument of research enabling him to reconstruct probable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-s-russell/from-the-point-of-view-of-the-pure-morphologist-the-recapitulation/) E.S. Russell [Descent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/descent/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/e-s-russell-95793_descent_from-the-point-of-view-of-the-pure-morph_472397.jpg) > [The living thing is not the clay molded by the potter, nor the harp played upon by the musician. It is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-s-russell/the-living-thing-is-not-the-clay-molded-by-the-potter-nor-the-harp/) E.S. Russell [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04a/e-s-russell-95793_artist_the-living-thing-is-not-the-clay-molded_3193480.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-s-russell/#itemlist", "name": "E.S. 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