"Society works not because we have consciously invented it, but because it is an ancient product of our evolved predispositions. It is literally in our nature."

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Source : Matt Ridley (1997). “The Origins of Virtue”, p.13, Penguin UK

Matt Ridley

#Evolution Quotes #Ancient Quotes

“Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved.”
“The capacity of women to make unsuitable marriages must be considered as the cornerstone of society.”
“We know it matters not what we have been but this and always this: what we shall be.”
“As Plotinus tells us, we elected the body, the parents, the place, and the circumstances that suited the soul and that, as the myth says, belongs to its necessity.”
“It's hard to face the problem when the problem's your face.”
“The key to life is to be happy with or without money. Money only magnifies who you really are.”
“I loved you!" he yelled. He jumped up out of his chair so quickly I never saw it coming. "I loved you, and you destroyed me. You took my heart and ripped it up.”
“In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.”

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