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Charles Darwin. Mean, Intelligent, Survival. 166 Copy quote. The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability. Charles Darwin. Survival, Important, Adaptability. 29 Copy quote. The world will not be inherited by the strongest, it will be inherited by those most able to change.
On the Origin of Species ch. 3 (1859) It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats. Charles Darwin. Mean, Intelligent, Survival.
The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic. Charles Darwin. Inspirational, Atheist, Insightful. Charles Darwin (2010). “The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29: “Erasmus Darwin” by Ernest Krause, with a Preliminary Notice by Charles Darwin; “The Autobiography of ...
Charles Darwin (1872). “The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex”, p.147. He who is not content to look, like a savage, at the phenomena of nature as disconnected, cannot any longer believe that man is the work of a separate act of creation ... Man is the co-descendant with other mammals of a common progenitor.
The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability. Charles Darwin. Survival, Important, Adaptability. Man tends to increase at a greater rate than his means of subsistence. Charles Darwin. Mean, Men, Survival. Charles Darwin (2016).
The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. Charles Darwin (2015). “Darwin on Evolution: Words of Wisdom from the Father of Evolution”, p.25, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery.
I find in the domestic duck that the bones of the wing weigh less and the bones of the leg more, in proportion to the whole skeleton, than do the same bones in the wild duck; and this change may be safely attributed to the domestic duck flying much less, and walking more, than its wild parents. Charles Darwin (2010). “The Origin of Species: A ...
The presence of much suffering agrees well with the view that all organic beings have been developed through variation and natural selection. Charles Darwin. Pain, Powerful, Views. Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science. Charles Darwin.
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin. Charles Darwin. Inspirational, Nature, Science. Charles Darwin (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Charles Darwin (Illustrated)”, p.859, Delphi Classics. Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.
I think I have found out (here's presumption!) the simple way by which species become exquisitely adapted to various ends. Charles Darwin. Mean, Simple, Thinking. Charles Darwin (1896). “Charles Darwin's Works: The life and letters of Charles Darwin... ed. by his son, Francis Darwin. 2v”. All Charles Darwin quotes Adaptation Animals Atheism ...
