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 Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and 
accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the read more 
 Observe constantly that all things take place by change, and 
accustom thyself to consider that the nature of the Universe 
loves nothing so much as to change the things which are, and to 
make new things like them. 
 The Lord let the house of a brute to the soul of a man,
 And the man said, "Am read more 
 The Lord let the house of a brute to the soul of a man,
 And the man said, "Am I your debtor?"
  And the Lord--"Not yet: but make it as clean as you can,
   And then I will let you a better." 
 Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent 
homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.  
 Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent 
homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity. 
 And hear the mighty stream of tendency
 Uttering, for elevation of our thought,
  A clear sonorous voice, read more 
 And hear the mighty stream of tendency
 Uttering, for elevation of our thought,
  A clear sonorous voice, inaudible
   To the vast multitude. 
The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution read more
The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution providing a species with an organ which it does not know how to use
The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others read more
The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms
 Children, behold the Chimpanzee;
 He sits on the ancestral tree
  From which we sprang in ages gone.
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 Children, behold the Chimpanzee;
 He sits on the ancestral tree
  From which we sprang in ages gone.
   I'm glad we sprang: had we held on,
    We might, for aught that I can say,
     Be horrid Chimpanzees to-day. 
 The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival 
of the Fittest is more accurate, and is read more 
 The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival 
of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally 
convenient. 
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.