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Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)
It is as fatal as it is cowardly to blink facts because they are not to our taste.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)
The brightest flashes in the world of thought are incomplete until they have been proved to have their counterparts in the world of fact.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)
Superstition may be defined as constructive religion which has grown incongruous with intelligence.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)
The mind of man may be compared to a musical instrument with a certain range of notes, beyond which in both directions we have an infinitude of silence.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)
Religious feeling is as much a verity as any other part of human consciousness; and against it, on the subjective side, the waves of science beat in vain.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)
Charles Darwin, the Abraham of scientific men — a searcher as obedient to the command of truth as was the patriarch to the command of God.
Fragments of Science, Vol. II (1879)