Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.
CHARLES DARWINIn conclusion, it appears that nothing can be more improving to a young naturalist, than a journey in distant countries.
More Charles Darwin Quotes
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In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.
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A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn’t there.
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For the shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear.
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The most powerful natural species are those that adapt to environmental change without losing their fundamental identity which gives them their competitive advantage.
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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
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Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is, humanity to the lower animals, seems to be one of the latest moral acquisitions.
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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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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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Not one change of species into another is on record, we cannot prove that a single species has been changed.
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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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It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine.
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The moral faculties are generally and justly esteemed as of higher value than the intellectual powers.
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An agnostic would be the more correct description of my state of mind.
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The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts.
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Only picture to yourself a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music.
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