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Evolution Quotes by Thomas Huxley
- If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
- Creation,' in the ordinary sense of the word, is perfectly conceivable. I find no difficulty in conceiving that, at some former period, this universe was…
- No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white man.....it is simply…
- I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a…
- A man has no reason to be ashamed of having an ape for his grandfather. If there were an ancestor whom I should feel shame…
- Cosmic evolution may teach us how the good and evil tendencies of man may have come about; but, in itself, it is incompetent to furnish…
- I know no study which is so unutterably saddening as that of the evolution of humanity, as it is set forth in the annals of…
- It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling of the organism…
- The practice of that which is ethically best-what we call goodness or virtue-involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that…
- Unity of plan everywhere lies hidden under the mask: of diversity of structure-the complex is everywhere evolved out of the simple.
More Evolution Quotes
- Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will; or, even less, is the property of only a few:… — Pope Francis
- As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into… — David Attenborough
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot… — ZhatsPrincess
- Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. — Isaac Asimov
- Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish. — Marcus Aurelius
- Evolution isn't true, because if we evolved from monkeys, how can they still be here? — Stephen Baldwin
- An irrefutable proof that such single-celled primaeval animals really existed as the direct ancestors of Man, is furnished according to the fundamental… — Ernst Haeckel