Ernst Haeckel quote: Ontogeny re-capitulates phylogeny.

Source: Eternity; World-war Thoughts on Life and Death, Religion, and the Theory of Evolution

“Man is not above nature, but in nature.”

Book:The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny

Source: The Evolution of Man: A Popular Exposition of the Principal Points of Human Ontogeny and Phylogeny

“By ecology we understand the total science of the connections of the organism to the surrounding external world.”

“Man is not distinguished from [the animals] by a special kind of soul, or by any peculiar and exclusive psychic function, but only by a higher degree of psychic activity, a superior stage of development.”

Men Kind Soul Animal Special Stage Development Higher Activity Degrees Function Superiors Peculiar Psychics Exclusive Distinguished Stages Of Development

Book:the riddle of the universe

Source: the riddle of the universe

“Among the Spartans all newly born children were subject to a careful examination or selection. All those that were weak, sickly, or affected with any bodily infirmity, were killed. Only the perfectly healthy and strong children were allowed to live, and they alone afterwards propagated the race.”

Children Strong Born Race Subjects Healthy Weak Careful Affected Selection Examination Infirmity

Book:The History of Creation: Or The Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes. A Popular Exposition of the Doctrine of Evolution in General, and of that of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in Particular. From the 8th German Ed. of Ernst Haeckel ... The Translation Rev. by E. Ray Lankester

Source: The History of Creation: Or The Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes. A Popular Exposition of the Doctrine of Evolution in General, and of that of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in Particular. From the 8th German Ed. of Ernst Haeckel ... The Translation Rev. by E. Ray Lankester

“The whole of organic nature on our planet exists only by a relentless war of all against all. ... The raging war of interests in human society is only a feeble picture of an unceasing and terrible war of existence which reigns throughout the whole of the living world.”

World Humans War Whole Interest Existence Planets Terrible Rage Reign Our Planet Relentless Human Society

Author:Ernst Haeckel

“We are compelled by reflection to recognize that God is not to be placed against the material world [as in Christianity], but must be placed as a 'divine power' or 'moving spirit' within the cosmos itself ... All the wonderful phenomena of nature around us, organic as well as inorganic, are only various products of one and the same original force.”

World Wells Moving Spirit Force Christianity Wonderful Divine Materials Products Reflection Originals Various Cosmos Compelled Material World Divine Power

Author:Ernst Haeckel

“Mental differences between the lowest men and the animals are less than those between the lowest and the highest man.”

Men Differences Animal Highest Lowest

Book:The History of Creation: Or The Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes. A Popular Exposition of the Doctrine of Evolution in General, and of that of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in Particular. From the 8th German Ed. of Ernst Haeckel ... The Translation Rev. by E. Ray Lankester

Source: The History of Creation: Or The Development of the Earth and Its Inhabitants by the Action of Natural Causes. A Popular Exposition of the Doctrine of Evolution in General, and of that of Darwin, Goethe, and Lamarck in Particular. From the 8th German Ed. of Ernst Haeckel ... The Translation Rev. by E. Ray Lankester

“The most dangerous heart disease: strong memory”

Heart Strong Memories Dangerous Disease Heart Disease

Author:Nizar Qabbani

“Life doesn't stop after losing someone, but it goes on without them differently.”

Goes On Losing Losing Someone

Author:Nizar Qabbani

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