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May Quotes by Charles Darwin
- Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality.
- It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in solitude, or he may suffer…
- May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are the inherited effects of real…
- Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one natural impulse, rather than the…
- It is certain that there may be extraordinary mental activity with an extremely small absolute mass of nervous matter: thus the wonderfully diversified instincts, mental…
- We may confidently come to the conclusion, that the forces which slowly and by little starts uplift continents, and that those which at successive periods…
- Nothing before had ever made me thoroughly realise, though I had read various scientific books, that science consists in grouping facts so that general laws…
- The chief distinction in the intellectual powers of the two sexes is shown by mans attaining to a higher eminence, in whatever he takes up,…
- The plow is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man's inventions; but long before he existed the land was in fact regularly…
- We have seen that the senses and intuitions, the various emotions and faculties, such as love, memory, attention and curiosity, imitation, reason, etc., of which…
- Animals manifestly enjoy excitement, and suffer from annul and may exhibit curiosity.
- It may be said that natural selection is daily and hourly scrutinizing, throughout the world, every variation, even the slightest; rejecting that which is bad,…
- It may be conceit, but I believe the subject will interest the public, and I am sure that the views are original.
- It may be doubted that there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as have…
- 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…
- I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more, in proportion to the…
- At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate and replace throughout the world…
- ...for the shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear.
- Often a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy.
- The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably…
- After five years' work I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes; these I enlarged in 1844 into a…
More May Quotes
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- The defiance of established authority, religious and secular, social and political, as a world-wide phenomenon may well one day be accounted the… — Hannah Arendt
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- We make war that we may live in peace. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside… — Lance Armstrong