Alfred Russel Wallace quotes - page 2

If I had to fix on two only as representing the perfection of the two classes, I should certainly choose the Durian and the Orange as the king and queen of fruits. (Alfred Russel Wallace)
This progression, by minute steps, in various directions, but always checked and balanced by the necessary conditions, subject to which alone existence can be preserved, may, it is believed, be followed out so as to agree with all the phenomena presented by organized beings, their extinction and succession in past ages, and all the extraordinary modifications of form, instinct, and habits which they exhibit. View quote
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But whether there be a God and whatever be His nature; whether we have an immortal soul or not, or whatever may be our state after death, I can have no fear of having to suffer for the study of nature and the search for truth. View quote
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That such a moth exists in Madagascar may be safely predicted. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I have since wandered among men of many races and many religions. View quote
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