The very essence of instinct is that it’s followed independently of reason.
CHARLES DARWINIf the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
More Charles Darwin Quotes
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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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How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.
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There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.
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A man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
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Man scans with scrupulous care the character and pedigree of his horses, cattle, and dogs before he matches them; but when he comes to his own marriage he rarely, or never, takes any such care.
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It is not the biggest, the brightest or the best that will survive, but those who adapt the quickest.
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What a book a devil’s chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and horribly cruel work of nature!
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The moral faculties are generally and justly esteemed as of higher value than the intellectual powers.
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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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The willing horse is always overworked.
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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
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How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.
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The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
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I conclude that the musical notes and rhythms were first acquired by the male or female progenitors of mankind for the sake of charming the opposite sex.
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He who remains passive when over-whelmed with grief loses his best chance of recovering his elasticity of mind.
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