an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, Charles Darwin is the father of the science of evolution. His theory of evolution and book with Origin of Species which comprises compelling evidence from his research and studies was revolutionary and led to the wide acceptance of natural selection as the basic mechanism of evolution. Charles Darwin quotes not only speak about his views on evolution but also reflects on the study of science, culture and life in general.
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We bring you some of the best Charles Darwin quotes.
1. A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
2. The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. – Charles Darwin
3. We stopped looking for monsters under our bed when we realized that they were inside us. – Charles Darwin
4. I am not apt to follow blindly the lead of other men. – Charles Darwin
5. The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; a and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic. – Charles Darwin
6. 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. – Charles Darwin
7. The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts. – Charles Darwin
8. An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men. – Charles Darwin
9. Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. – Charles Darwin
10. Man selects only for his own good: Nature only for that of the being which she tends. – Charles Darwin
11. Great is the power of steady misrepresentation. – Charles Darwin
12. In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. – Charles Darwin
13. Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions. – Charles Darwin
14. There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery. – Charles Darwin
15. False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long. – Charles Darwin
16. Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy of the interposition of a deity. More humble, and I believe truer, to consider him created from animals. – Charles Darwin
17. A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, – a mere heart of stone. – Charles Darwin
18. I am not the least afraid to die. – Charles Darwin
19. We are always slow in admitting any great change of which we do not see the intermediate steps. – Charles Darwin
20. Wherever the European had trod, death seemed to pursue the aboriginal. – Charles Darwin
21. A fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question. – Charles Darwin
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