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“If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you but answer, "He was ignorant of my other faults, else he would not have mentioned these alone.”
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“Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
― The Descent of Man
― The Descent of Man

“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

“Söz vermiştim kendi kendime: Yazı bile yazmayacaktım. Yazı yazmak da bir hırstan başka ne idi? Burada namuslu insanlar arasında sakin, ölümü bekleyecektim; hırs, hiddet neme gerekti? Yapamadım. Koştum tütüncüye, kalem kâğıt aldım. Oturdum. Ada'nın tenha yollarında gezerken canım sıkılırsa küçük değnekler yontmak için cebimde taşıdığım çakımı çıkardım. Kalemi yonttum. Yonttuktan sonra tuttum öptüm. Yazmasam deli olacaktım.”
― Son Kuşlar
― Son Kuşlar
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