"Darwinism did not strip meaning from the world but intensified it, 'by identifying it in as many aspects of life as possible'."

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Source : "Survival of the fittest Darwinians" by Neal Ascherson, www.theguardian.com. November 6, 2004.

Neal Ascherson

#World Quotes #Evolution Quotes #Aspects Of Life Quotes

“I knew neither jealousy nor hate but was possessed by a rage to recreate a new world, the world which my eyes perceived, a world all to myself. I was poor but I knew that life is beautiful.”
“Taxpayers would likely be responsible for treating addicts”
“We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us.”
“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.”

Source : Oliver Goldsmith (1835). “The Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: With a Life and Notes”, p.86
“Solving problems is at the foundation of our survival.”
“My neighbor doesn't want to be loved as much as he wants to be envied.”

Source : Irving Layton (1969). “The whole bloody bird: obs, aphs & pomes”
“To get a great idea, come up with lots of them.”
“Women see faults much more readily in each other than they can discover perfections.”

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