

“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts.”
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“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.”
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“Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult--at least I have found it so--than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind.”
― The Origin of Species
― The Origin of Species

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
― The Life & Letters of Charles Darwin
― The Life & Letters of Charles Darwin

“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”
― The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82
― The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82
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