"Delight itself, however, is a weak term to……" — Charles Darwin

"Delight itself, however, is a weak term to express the feelings of a naturalist."

— Charles Darwin

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288 Quotes by Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin has 288 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. Monkeys redden from passion but it would take an…
Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality.
Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the…
If worms have the power of acquiring some notion, however rude, of the shape of an object and over their…
So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special…
The number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great degree on the number of field-mice, which destroy their…
It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in…
It is well-known that those who have charge of young infants, that it is difficult to feel sure when certain…
Jealousy was plainly exhibited when I fondled a large doll, and when I weighed his infant sister, he being then…
May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are…
The young blush much more freely than the old but not during infancy, which is remarkable, as we know that…
Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one…

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Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be… — Hannah Arendt
The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. — Isaac Asimov
Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds… — Mary Astell
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature's delight. — Marcus Aurelius
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the… — Jane Austen
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to… — Teresa of Avila
Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. — Johann Sebastian Bach
Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability. — Francis Bacon
Just as we would have no need of the farmer's labor and toil if we were living amid the delights… — Saint Basil
The unique and supreme voluptuousness of love lies in the certainty of committing evil. And men and women know from… — Charles Baudelaire
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a… — Joseph Addison
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words… — Venerable Bede

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