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“I shall always feel respect for every one who has written a book, let it be what it may, for I had no idea of the trouble which trying to write common English could cost one—And alas there yet remains the worst part of all correcting the press.”

Book:The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: 1837-1843

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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: 1837-1843

The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: 1837-1843 is a compilation of letters exchanged by Charles Darwin during the formative years of his scientific career. These letters provide insights into his thoughts and observations during his voyage on the HMS Beagle, his subsequent research, and the development of his theory of evolution by natural selection. more

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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin, a British naturalist, is renowned as the founder of evolutionary biology. Born on February 12, 1809, in England, he passed away on April 19, 1882. Darwin is best known for his research on the theory of evolution, which proposed that species evolve through natural selection and survival of the fittest. more

“My books have sold largely in England, have been translated into many languages, and passed through several editions in foreign countries. I have heard it said that the success of a work abroad is the best test of its enduring value. I doubt whether this is at all trustworthy; but judged by this standard my name ought to last for a few years.”

Years Has Beens Said Book Country Lasts Values Names Language Doubt Heard Ought Standards Tests England Endure Judged Autobiography Trustworthy Foreign Countries

Book:The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:

Source: The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 29:

“What can be more curious than that the hand of a man, formed for grasping, that of a mole for digging, the leg of the horse, the paddle of the porpoise, and the wing of the bat, should all be constructed on the same pattern?”

Men Should Hands Form Horse Wings Patterns Legs Curious Construction Bats Digging Natural Selection Grasping Moles Origin Of Species Porpoises

Book:The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life

Source: The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life

“Hence, a traveller should be a botanist, for in all views plants form the chief embellishment.”

Should Form Views Plant Chiefs Traveller Embellishment

Book:Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle: Between the Years 1826 and 1836 ...

Source: Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle: Between the Years 1826 and 1836 ...

“The theory which I would offer, is simply, that as the land with the attached reefs subsides very gradually from the action of subterranean causes, the coral-building polypi soon raise again their solid masses to the level of the water: but not so with the land; each inch lost is irreclaimably gone; as the whole gradually sinks, the water gains foot by foot on the shore, till the last and highest peak is finally submerged.”

Source: Journal of Researches Into the Geology and Natural History of the Varoius Countries Visited by H.M.S. Beagle, Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy from 1832 to 1836 by Charles Darwin

“...conscience looks backwards and judges past actions, inducing that kind of dissatisfaction, which if weak we call regret, and if severe remorse.”

Ifs Looks Kind Action Past Judging Regret Conscience Weak Severe Backwards Remorse Dissatisfaction

Book:The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

Source: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

“Many kinds of monkeys have a strong taste for tea, coffee and spirituous liqueurs.”

Kind Strong Drink Taste Coffee Tea Monkeys Tea Coffee

Book:The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

Source: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex

“...he who remains passive when over-whelmed with grief loses his best chance of recovering his elasticity of mind.”

Mind Loses Chance Grief Remains Passive Recovering Elasticity

Author:Charles Darwin

“If Mozart, instead of playing the pianoforte at three years old with wonderfully little practice, had played a tune with no practice at all, he might truly have been said to have done so instinctively.”