Charles Darwin Quotes

Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. ...more

Birth: February 12, 1809 - Death: April 19, 1882

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

Topic(s): Men , Life , Love

The world will not be inherited by the strongest, it will be inherited by those most able to change.

Topic(s): World , Inspirational , Life

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

Topic(s): Men , Inspirational , Life

There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.

Topic(s): Men , Feels , Pain

The more one thinks, the more one feels the hopeless immensity of man’s ignorance.

Topic(s): Thinking , Men , Feels

The very essence of instinct is that it’s followed independently of reason.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Reason , Instinct

A man’s friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

Topic(s): Men , Inspirational , Wisdom

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

Topic(s): Men , Species , Alcohol

Music was known and understood before words were spoken.

Topic(s): Known , Music , Understood

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections…a mere heart of stone.

Topic(s): Men , Heart , Wish

Sympathy will have been increased through natural selection.

Topic(s): Has Beens , Natural , Selection

The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Religion , Atheism

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Charles Darwin Quotes