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Charles Darwin

Quotes by Charles Darwin, English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection transformed our understanding of life.

An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

In the long history of humankind, those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.

There is grandeur in this view of life.

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.