The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognise that we ought to control our thoughts. -Charles Darwin

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

Source: This quote is from “Voyage of the Beagle” (1839) by Charles Darwin; Chapter XXI. Read More: Click Here

The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man.

Source: This quote is from “The Descent of Man” (1871) by Charles Darwin.

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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.

Source: This quote is from “The Descent of Man” (1871) by Charles Robert Darwin; Volume: 1, page: 3. Complete Sentence: It has often and confidently been asserted, that man’s origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, Read More…

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

Source: This quote is from a letter written by Charles Darwin to his sister Susan Elizabeth Darwin (4 August 1836) as reported in “The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin” (1887) by Charles Darwin, edited by his son Francis Darwin.