"The Descent of Man" 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.