He [Erasmus Darwin] used to say that 'unitarianism was a feather-bed to catch a falling Christian. Votes: 7
Man, wonderful man, must collapse, into nature's cauldron, he is no deity, he is no exception. Votes: 0
Hence, a traveller should be a botanist, for in all views plants form the chief embellishment. Votes: 0
The world will not be inherited by the strongest, it will be inherited by those most able to change. Votes: 0
I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone. Votes: 0
I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me. Votes: 0
The normal food of man is vegetable. Votes: 0
I am not the least afraid to die Votes: 0
Thomson's views on the recent age of the world have been for some time one of my sorest troubles. Votes: 0
we are always slow in admitting any great change of which we do not see the intermediate steps Votes: 0
Our faculties are more fitted to recognize the wonderful structure of a beetle than a Universe. Votes: 0
Only the fittest will survive. Votes: 0
There is no fundamental difference between humans and the higher mammalsin their mental faculties Votes: 0
In my simplicity, I remember wondering why every gentleman did not become an ornithologist. Votes: 0
It may be doubted whether any character can be named which is distinctive of a race and is constant. Votes: 0
Intelligence is based on how efficient a species became at doing the things they need to survive. Votes: 0
Such simple instincts as bees making a beehive could be sufficient to overthrow my whole theory. Votes: 0
We are optimists, until we are not. Votes: 0
As for a future life, every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities. Votes: 0
It is like confessing to a murder. Votes: 0
The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability. Votes: 0
Every new body of discovery is mathematical in form, because there is no other guidance we can have. Votes: 0
If I had not been so great an invalid, I should not have done so much as I have accomplished. Votes: 0
The man who walks with Henslow. Votes: 0