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“How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.”

— Charles Darwin

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A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

— Charles Darwin

Life

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Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.

— Charles Darwin

Education

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A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

— Charles Darwin

Friendship

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An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.

— Charles Darwin

Wisdom

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The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic.

— Charles Darwin

Wisdom

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Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.

— Charles Darwin

Wisdom

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