If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

Quote by Charles Darwin

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At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of...

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of...

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of...

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of...

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than,...

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than,...

We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble...

We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble...

To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to...

To suppose that the eye with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to...

What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and...

What a book a devil's chaplain might write on the clumsy, wasteful, blundering, low, and...

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long;...

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long;...

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that...

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that...

Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.

Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits.

How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.

How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of...

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of...

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than,...

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than,...

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and...

A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and...

For myself," he wrote, "I do not believe in any revelation. As for a future...

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value...

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value...

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and...

Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and...

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have...

Here at work we're all just trying to get a job done. My people have...

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

I have the most perfect confidence in your indiscretion

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

A good government implies two things: fidelity to the object of government, which is the...

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right...

The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right...