Charles Darwin quotes

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his theory of evolution by natural selection. His groundbreaking work “On the Origin of Species” changed how scientists view the diversity of life on Earth. He became a central figure in the history of biology and the study of evolution. Here are 193 of his quotes:

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. (Charles Darwin)
The highest stage in moral culture at which we can arrive, is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts. View quote
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The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic. View quote
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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. View quote
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I love fools' experiments. I am always making them. View quote
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. View quote
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I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars. View quote
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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! View quote
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The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. View quote
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In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed. View quote
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A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone. (Charles Darwin)
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. View quote
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We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin. View quote
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To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact. View quote
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I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection. View quote
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If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. View quote
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Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult--at least I have found it so--than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind. View quote
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If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. View quote
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Multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die. View quote
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The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason. View quote
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We will now discuss in a little more detail the Struggle for Existence. (Charles Darwin)
I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone. View quote
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Although much remains obscure, and will long remain obscure, ... I am convinced that Natural Selection has been the main but not exclusive means of modification. View quote
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The love of a dog for his master is notorious; in the agony of death he has been known to caress his master, and everyone has heard of the dog suffering under vivisection, who licked the hand of the operator; this man, unless he had a heart of stone, must have felt remorse to the last hour of his life. View quote
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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. View quote
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Charles Darwin

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Occupation: English Naturalist
Born: February 12, 1809
Died: April 19, 1882
Quotes count: 193
Wikipedia: Charles Darwin

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