"Each species may have had its origin in a single pair, or individual, where an individual was sufficient, and species may have been created in succession at such times and in such places as to enable them to multiply and endure for an appointed period, and occupy an appointed space on the globe."

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Source : Sir Charles Lyell (1853). “Principles of geology ; or, The modern changes of the earth and its inhabitants considered as illustrative of geology”, p.666

Charles Lyell

#Space Quotes #May Quotes #Pairs Quotes

“Even on the road to hell, flowers can make you smile.”
“She even learnt the language of a strange country which Senior Cosetti had been told some people believed still existed, although no-one in the world could say where it was. The name of this country was Wales.”
“My daily beauty regimen is definitely always in the mornings, and at night, always washing my face with a basic cleanser. I also use a moisturizer with SPF to follow up.”
“No one is obliged to be a genius, but everyone is obliged to participate.”
“From what the moderns want, we must learn what poetry should become; from what the ancients did, what poetry must be.”
“People often avoid making decisions out of fear of making a mistake. Actually the failure to make decisions is one of life's biggest mistakes.”
“I begin with human psychology and then see what we can say about ethics.”
“So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs.”

Source : Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Claude M. Bristol, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01”, p.180, Lulu.com

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