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.

Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time

What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?

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.

Civilisation has ever accompanied emigration and conquest - the conflict of opinion, of religion, or of race

Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly.

I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong

I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions.

In my solitude I have pondered much on the incomprehensible subjects of space, eternity, life and death.

The white men in our colonies are too frequently the savages

To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words to which we can attach no clear conception

The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.

As long as Christianity is the dominant belief system in America, we cannot afford to be biblically or theologically illiterate, regardless of our personal beliefs. (p. 8)

With discipline, dedication and diligence, you will achieve the goal.

The root of all true greatness, is humility.

The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.

I hate it when people are impolite to waiters or to the valet or the guy in the supermarket. There's no need for that; it doesn't cost anything to be polite.

D'ye ken that the only time I am without pain is in your bed, Sassenach? When I take ye, when I lie in your arms-my wounds are healed, then, my scars forgotten.

Genius and taste don't go together.

We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.

A Judge must bear in mind that when he tries a case he is himself on trial.