Charles Darwin ( 6 of 16 )
...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his read more
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.
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is read more
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
The presence of a body of well-instructed men, who have not to labor for their daily bread, is important to read more
The presence of a body of well-instructed men, who have not to labor for their daily bread, is important to a degree which cannot be overestimated; as all high intellectual work is carried on by them, and on such work material progress of all kinds mainly depends, not to mention other and higher advantages.
I have steadily endeavored to keep my mind free so as to give up any hypothesis, however much beloved (and read more
I have steadily endeavored to keep my mind free so as to give up any hypothesis, however much beloved (and I cannot resist forming one on every subject), as soon as the facts are shown to be opposed to it.
