Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the production of the higher animals, directly follows. There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.
About This Quote
About Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a 19th-century English naturalist and biologist. Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Inspirational — Uplifting words to motivate and inspire positive action
- Nature — Appreciation for the natural world and our place within it
- Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world