Charles Darwin
Born: 02-11-1809
Charles Darwin was an eminent English naturalist and biologist born in 1809. Best known for his groundbreaking work "On the Origin of Species," he introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection. His observations during the voyage of the HMS Beagle laid the foundation for modern evolutionary studies. Darwin's ideas revolutionized biology, providing a scientific explanation for the diversity of life on Earth.
Book summaries for books written by Charles Darwin
Quotes
Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.
The moral faculties are generally esteemed, and with justice, as of higher value than the intellectual powers.
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.
The advancement of the welfare of mankind is a most intricate problem.
The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
The love of praise and the dread of blame, though to a certain extent inculcated during the early years of youth by the aid of reason, yet, speaking generally, they are instincts and have become as powerful as any of those which have been inherited from the lower animals.
The most vigorous males, or those which have most successfully struggled with their conditions of life, will generally leave most progeny.
False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long.
The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind.
Man scans with scrupulous care the character and pedigree of his horses, cattle, and dogs before he matches them.
The more we know of the fixed laws of inheritance, the more difficult it becomes to conceive of [man] as a distinct species.
Man is liable to numerous, slight, and diversified variations.