“The Doctrine of Evolution states the fact that the present is the child of the past and the parent of the future.” ChildrenStatesFactsPastScienceParentEvolutionFutureDoctrine Book:The Outline of Science, First Volume Source: The Outline of Science, First Volume
“The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice. If you take your children for a picnic on a doubtful day, they will demand a dogmatic answer as to whether it will be fine or wet, and be disappointed in you when you cannot be sure.” IfsMenChildrenScienceNatureNaturalAnswersFineDemandIntellectualOur ChildrenVicesCertaintyYour ChildrenDisappointedWetNeverthelessDoubtfulDogmaticPicnicsDisappointed In You Book:Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68 Source: Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68
“A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless.” PeopleChildrenCountryFacesScienceTreeFutureForestsHopelessHelplessForests And TreesArbor Day Author:Theodore Roosevelt