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Origin Quotes by Charles Darwin
- In the distant future I see open fields for far more important researches. Psychology will be based on a new foundation, that of the necessary…
- It is mere rubbish thinking, at present, of origin of life; one might as well think of origin of matter.
- It has sometimes been said that the success of the Origin proved "that the subject was in the air," or "that men's minds were prepared…
- I am aware that the conclusions arrived at in this work will be denounced by some as highly irreligious; but he who denounces them is…
- Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history.
- Ultimately a highly complex sentiment, having its first origin in the social instincts, largely guided by the approbation of our fellow-men, ruled by reason, self-interest,…
- 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…
- I see no good reason why the views given this volume [The Origin of Species] should shock the religious feelings of any one. It is…
- 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…
- We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp…
- Man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to…
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