“If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find no such case.”
― The Origin of Species
― The Origin of Species
“One general law, leading to the advancement of all organic beings, namely, multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die.”
― The Origin of Species
― The Origin of Species
“Besides love and sympathy, animals exhibit other qualities connected with the social instincts which in us would be called moral.”
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“Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions.”
― The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
― The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
“...for the shield may be as important for victory, as the sword or spear.”
― The Origin of Species
― The Origin of Species
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