Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist and geologist best known for his contributions to the science of e...
A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others. Charles Darwin
A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.
Man tends to increase at a greater rate than his means of subsistence. Charles Darwin
Man tends to increase at a greater rate than his means of subsistence.
Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal. Charles Darwin
Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits. Charles Darwin
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact. Charles Darwin
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason. Charles Darwin
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine. Charles Darwin
It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine.
On the ordinary view of each species having been independently created, we gain no scientific explanation. Charles Darwin
On the ordinary view of each species having been independently created, we gain no scientific explanation.
An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men. Charles Darwin
An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.
I have called this principle, by which, each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection. Charles Darwin
I have called this principle, by which, each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth. Charles Darwin
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone. Charles Darwin
A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone.