Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends.
CHARLES DARWINWe are optimists, until we are not.
More Charles Darwin Quotes
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The normal food of man is vegetable.
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The most energetic workers I have encountered in my world travels are the vegetarian miners of Chile.
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An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.
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If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.
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I am dying by inches, from not having any body to talk to about insects.
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The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.
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It strikes me that all our knowledge about the structure of our Earth is very much like what an old hen would know of the hundred-acre field in a corner of which she is scratching.
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.
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In conclusion, it appears that nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries.
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The more one thinks, the more one feels the hopeless immensity of man’s ignorance.
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A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
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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.
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I long to set foot where no man has trod before.
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A man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
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Only picture to yourself a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music.
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