"Light will be thrown on the origin of…" — Charles Darwin
"Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history."
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288 Quotes by Charles Darwin
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Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. Monkeys redden from passion but it would take an…
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Thus we have given to man a pedigree of prodigious length, but not, it may be said, of noble quality.
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Some few, & I am one, even wish to God, though at the loss of millions of lives, that the…
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If worms have the power of acquiring some notion, however rude, of the shape of an object and over their…
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So in regard to mental qualities, their transmission is manifest in our dogs, horses and other domestic animals. Besides special…
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The number of humble-bees in any district depends in a great degree on the number of field-mice, which destroy their…
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It is not the conscience which raises a blush, for a man may sincerely regret some slight fault committed in…
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It is well-known that those who have charge of young infants, that it is difficult to feel sure when certain…
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Jealousy was plainly exhibited when I fondled a large doll, and when I weighed his infant sister, he being then…
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May we not suspect that the vague but very real fears of children, which are quite independent of experience, are…
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The young blush much more freely than the old but not during infancy, which is remarkable, as we know that…
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Why does man regret, even though he may endeavour to banish any such regret, that he has followed the one…
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More Evolution Quotes
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Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
— Isaac Asimov
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As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of…
— David Attenborough
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Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we see a little thing like…
— David Attenborough
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary…
— Edward Bach
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God's first creature, which was light.
— Francis Bacon
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Evolution isn't true, because if we evolved from monkeys, how can they still be here?
— Stephen Baldwin
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The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin.
— Henry Adams
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In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.
— Bela Bartok
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If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?
— Milton Berle
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Matter is, in its constituent elements, the same as spirit; existence is one, however manifold in its phenomena; life is…
— Annie Besant
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