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Charles Darwin quotes about mind

English Scientist February 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882

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Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult - at least I have found it so - than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind...We behold the face of nature bright with gladness...We do not see, or we forget, that the birds which are idly singing round us mostly live on insects and seeds, and are thus constantly destroying life. Charles Darwin
Nothing is easier than to admit in words the truth of the universal struggle for life, or more difficult--at least I have found it so--than constantly to bear this conclusion in mind. Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin quote: "Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual..."
Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men’s minds which follows from the advance of science. Charles Darwin
...I feel most deeply that the whole subject is too profound for the human intellect. A dog might as well speculate on the mind of Newton? Let each man hope & believe what he can? Charles Darwin
But then arises the doubt, can the mind of man, which has, as I fully believe been developed from a mind as low as that possessed by the lowest animal, be trusted when it draws such grand conclusions? Charles Darwin
But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind? Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin quote: "My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding..."
My mind seems to have become a kind of machine for grinding general laws out of large collections of facts. Charles Darwin

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