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The stream of tendency in which all things seek to fulfill the
law of their being.

The stream of tendency in which all things seek to fulfill the
law of their being.

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When I was a shepherd on the plains of Assyria.

When I was a shepherd on the plains of Assyria.

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There was an ape in the days that were earlier,
Centuries passed and his hair became curlier;
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There was an ape in the days that were earlier,
Centuries passed and his hair became curlier;
Centuries more gave a thumb to his wrist--
Then he was a Man and a Positivist.

by Mortimer Collins Found in: Evolution Quotes,
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This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express
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This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express
in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called "natural
selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle
for life."

by Herbert Spencer Found in: Evolution Quotes,
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And hear the mighty stream of tendency
Uttering, for elevation of our thought,
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And hear the mighty stream of tendency
Uttering, for elevation of our thought,
A clear sonorous voice, inaudible
To the vast multitude.

by William Wordsworth Found in: Evolution Quotes,
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Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as a properly scientific subject at read more

Creationist critics often charge that evolution cannot be tested, and therefore cannot be viewed as a properly scientific subject at all. This claim is rhetorical nonsense.

by Stephen Jay Gould Found in: Evolution Quotes,
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Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And read more

Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended. And this is all very natural and organic and in tune with mysterious cycles of the cosmos, which believes that there’s nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fiber and, in some cases, backbone.

by Terry Pratchett Found in: Evolution Quotes,
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While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.

While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.

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Evolution ever climbing after some ideal good
And Reversion ever dragging Evolution in the mud.

Evolution ever climbing after some ideal good
And Reversion ever dragging Evolution in the mud.

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