"...It is a very remarkable fact that the species of shell-fish common to Greenland and Finmark are not all inhabitants of deep or moderately deep water .... That these littoral mollusks indicate by their presence on both sides of the Atlantic, some ancient continuity or contiguity of coast-line is what I firmly believe."

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Source : Edward Forbes (1859). “The Natural History of the European Seas...”, p.56

Edward Forbes

#Believe Quotes #Ocean Quotes #Water Quotes

“Hell is paved with good samaritans.”
“I am almost certain that space and time are illusions. These are primitive notions that will be replaced by something more sophisticated.”
“I don't follow other players or the tournaments they play. I have my own schedule and do my own thing. I never really think, 'Oh, I want to be or play like so-and-so.' I just like being myself.”
“If Hillary Clinton wants to back into the White House, then sure, she can do it like this, like in 1991, `92, the Clintons had decided, well, where are we going to be in spectrum in order to be president. But if she wants to be build up some mandate for an agenda, and actually going to accomplish that agenda, she would actually be smart to start building support for her now.”
“No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.”
“I just try to love and serve everyone, and bring everyone water, and lend an ear; that's what Jesus said to do.”
“Bees are sometimes drowned in the honey which they collectso some writers are lost in their collected learning.”
“Let your life be your message.”

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