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Ought Quotes by Charles Darwin
- 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…
- About thirty years ago there was much talk that geologists ought only to observe and not theorise; and I well remember some one saying that…
- Of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense or conscience is by far the most important . . . [I]t…
- 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…
- 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…
- The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
- A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.
- I can indeed hardly see how anyone ought to wish Christianity to be true for if so the plain language of the text seems to…
- As man advances in civilization, and small tribes are united into larger communities, the simplest reason would tell each individual that he ought to extend…
- ...one doubts existence of free will [because] every action determined by heredity, constitution, example of others or teaching of others." "This view should teach one…
- -The highest stage in moral ure at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
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