Alfred Russel Wallace Quotes

Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
British Scientist
Born: Jan 8, 1823
Died: Nov 7, 1913
Among Every Matter Mind Religion Will
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In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found. Alfred Russel Wallace
Food History Natural Animals Details Find Constantly Marvellous Habits Which Natural History Works Found Adaptation
I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. Alfred Russel Wallace
Thankful Religion All Religions Religions Admire See Am Much
It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed point, and to consider their structure and organization as specially adapted to be in accordance with them. Alfred Russel Wallace
History Natural Organization Animals Consider Has-Been Structure Point Habits Take Writers Generally Instincts Been Accordance Fixed Natural History Custom Them Adapted
But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other principle regulating the infinitely varied forms of animal life. Alfred Russel Wallace
Life Animal Beginning Other Must See Some Varied Animal Life Beyond Look Principle Infinitely Forms Now
Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time. Alfred Russel Wallace
Time Matter Admitted Form Modification
The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable. Alfred Russel Wallace
Matter Important Nothing Philosophically Considerations Fact Lead Force Does Conclusion Understood Exist Very Essentially In Fact Us Inconceivable
To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity. Alfred Russel Wallace
Religion Kind Some Mass Mankind Necessity
Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly. Alfred Russel Wallace
Truth Truth Is World Every Tribulations Born Only Fresh Unwillingly Received
I have since wandered among men of many races and many religions. Alfred Russel Wallace
Men Religions Since Wandered Races Many Among
I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong. Alfred Russel Wallace
Great Political Will Evil Every Back Wrong George Hold Social Found Henry
To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur. Alfred Russel Wallace
Truth World Old Miracles Those New Look Without Occur Expect New Truth Which Even Challenging Receive
What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron? Alfred Russel Wallace
Birds More Than Formed Bills
What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters. Alfred Russel Wallace
Marriage Will Matters Duty Society Laws Individual Opinion Educated Reformed Which Public Teach Public Opinion Need

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