A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life
- Charles Darwin
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.
- Charles Darwin
Without speculation there is no good and original observation.
- Charles Darwin
A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others.
- Charles Darwin
I am not apt to follow blindly the lead of other men
- Charles Darwin
Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.
- Charles Darwin
a scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, -- a mere heart of stone
- Charles Darwin
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
- Charles Darwin
The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
- Charles Darwin
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
- Charles Darwin
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
- Charles Darwin
The highest stage in moral culture at which we can arrive is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
- Charles Darwin
I love fools' experiments. I am always making them.
- Charles Darwin
It has been a bitter mortification for me to digest the conclusion that the 'race is for the strong' and that I shall probably do little more but be content to admire the strides others made in science.
- Charles Darwin
