"The human mind evolved always in the company……" — John Desmond Bernal
"The human mind evolved always in the company of the human body, and of the animal body before it was human. The intricate connections of mind and body must exceed our imagination, as from our point of view we are peculiarly prevented from observing them."
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John Desmond Bernal
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36 Quotes by John Desmond Bernal
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Men will not be content to manufacture life: they will want to improve on it.
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The beauty of life is, therefore, geometrical beauty of a type that Plato would have much appreciated.
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The full area of ignorance is not mapped. We are at present only exploring the fringes.
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