English - Scientist | February 12, 1809 - April 19, 1882
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Charles Darwin
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A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
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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.
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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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The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.
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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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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 am turned into a sort of machine for observing facts and grinding out conclusions.
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