Quote by Bertrand Russell
Organic life, we are told, has developed gradually from the protoz

Organic life, we are told, has developed gradually from the protozoon to the philosopher, and this development, we are assured, is indubitably an advance. Unfortunately it is the philosopher, not the protozoon, who gives us this assurance. – Bertrand Russell

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The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love. – Bertrand Russell

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I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex. – Bertrand Russell

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Food
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Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power. – Bertrand Russell

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Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved. – W. S. Gilbert

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Evolution

Evolution has developed man to such a high degree that he builds zoos to keep his ancestors in cages. – Source Unknown

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Evolution

The question is this — Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Evolution

We live between two worlds; we soar in the atmosphere; we creep upon the soil; we have the aspirations of creators and the propensities of quadrupeds. There can be but one explanation of this fact. We are passing from the animal into a higher form, and the drama of this planet is in its second act. – W. Winwood Reade

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Evolution

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When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools. – William Shakespeare, King Lear

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