“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”
— Charles Darwin
“To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.”
— Charles Darwin
“The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.”
— Charles Darwin
“I have an old belief that a good observer really means a good theorist.”
— Charles Darwin
“The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, certainly is one of degree and not of kind.”
— Charles Darwin
“From my early youth I have had the strongest desire to understand or explain whatever I observed... To group all facts under some general laws.”
— Charles Darwin
“No one has a right to speculate without distinct facts.”
— Charles Darwin
“I am inclined to give up the attempt as hopeless. Those who do not understand, it seems cannot be made to understand.”
— Charles Darwin
“Conscience looks backwards and judges past actions, inducing that kind of dissatisfaction, which if weak we call regret, and if severe remorse.”
— Charles Darwin