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Me Quotes by Charles Darwin
- I cannot anyhow be contented to view this wonderful universe, and especially the nature of man, and to conclude that everything is the result of…
- During my second year at Edinburgh [1826-27] I attended Jameson's lectures on Geology and Zoology, but they were incredible dull. The sole effect they produced…
- ...I believe there exists, & I feel within me, an instinct for the truth, or knowledge or discovery, of something of the same nature as…
- I trust and believe that the time spent in this voyage ... will produce its full worth in Natural History; and it appears to me…
- 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…
- Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as it was strictly classical, nothing else being taught, except…
- It appears to me (whether rightly or wrongly) that direct arguments against Christianity and theism produce hardly any effect on the public; It appears to…
- Another source of conviction in the existence of God, connected with the reason and not with the feelings, impresses me as having much more weight.…
- But I own that I cannot see as plainly as others do, and I should wish to do, evidence of design and beneficence on all…
- A celebrated author and divine has written to me that he has gradually learned to see that it is just as noble a conception of…
- It struck me that favourable variations would tend to be preserved and unfavourable ones tend to be destroyed
- I fully agree with all that you say on the advantages of Spencer's excellent expression of 'the survival of the fittest.' This, however, had not…
- It has been a bitter mortification for me to digest the conclusion that the "race is for the strong" and that I shall probably do…
- The following proposition seems to me in a high degree probable—namely, that any animal whatever, endowed with well-marked social instincts, the parental and filial affections…
- I often had to run very quickly to be on time, and from being a fleet runner was generally successful; but when in doubt I…
- It strikes me that all our knowledge about the structure of our Earth is very much like what an old hen would know of the…
- The more we know of the fixed laws of nature the more incredible do miracles become, - that the men at that time were ignorant…
- 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.…
- I can remember the very spot in the road, whilst in my carriage, when to my joy the solution occurred to me.
- 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…
- 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…
- To my deep mortification my father once said to me, "You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat-catching, and you will be a disgrace…
- [Herschel and Humboldt] stirred up in me a burning zeal to add even the most humble contribution to the noble structure of Natural Science. No…
- About weak points [of the Origin] I agree. The eye to this day gives me a cold shudder, but when I think of the fine…
- It occurred to me, in 1837, that something might perhaps be made of this question (the origin of the species) by patiently accumulating and reflecting…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale