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Wells Quotes by Charles Darwin
- It is well-known that those who have charge of young infants, that it is difficult to feel sure when certain movements about their mouths are…
- 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…
- 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…
- The noble science of Geology loses glory from the extreme imperfection of the record. The crust of the earth with its embedded remains must not…
- It is mere rubbish thinking, at present, of origin of life; one might as well think of origin of matter.
- 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…
- That there is much suffering in the world no one disputes. Which is more likely, that pain and evil are the result of an all-powerful…
- How so many absurd rules of conduct, as well as so many absurd religious beliefs, have originated, we do not know; nor how it is…
- 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…
- 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…
- Hereafter we shall be compelled to acknowledge that the only distinction between species and well-marked varieties is, that the latter are known, or believed to…
- For I am well aware that scarcely a single point is discussed in this volume on which facts cannot be adduced, often apparently leading to…
- The presence of a body of well-instructed men, who have not to labor for their daily bread, is important to a degree which cannot be…
- To conclude, therefore, let no man out of a weak conceit of sobriety, or an ill-applied moderation, think or maintain, that a man can search…
More Wells Quotes
- Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse. — Hannah Arendt
- The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are… — 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
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples… — Giorgio Armani
- Mohammed was not an apparent failure. He was a dazzling success, politically as well as spiritually, and Islam went from strength to… — Karen Armstrong
- For centuries, the Muslims were able to co-exist perfectly well with Jews and Christians in the Middle East. — Karen Armstrong
- Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and… — Neil Armstrong