A monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.
Alcohol, Monkeys & Apes, Hangover & CrapulenceCharles DarwinIf I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.
MusicCharles Darwin, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, 1809–82A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Life, TimeCharles DarwinAt some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world.
Charles DarwinIf the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
Charles DarwinIgnorance 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