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Evolution Of Man Quotes

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

G. I. Gurdjieff
Men, Insightful, Evolution Of Man

Most species do their own evolving, making it up as they go along, which is the way Nature intended.

Terry Pratchett
Moral Fiber, Evolution Of Man, Trial And Error
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Reaper Man: A Novel of Discworld”, p.9, Harper Collins

The evolution of man is slow. The injustice of men is great.

Oscar Wilde
Men, Progress, Evolution Of Man
Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.1065, Wordsworth Editions

Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved.

W. S. Gilbert
Men, Monkeys, Evolution Of Man
Arthur Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert (2008). “The Savoy Operas: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan: The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan”, p.548, Penguin UK

A race or nation stands so much the higher, the more perfectly its members express the pure, ideal human type ... The evolution of man through the incarnations in ever higher national and racial forms is thus a process of liberation [leading to] an ideal future.

Rudolf Steiner
Men, Race, Evolution Of Man
Rudolf Steiner (2015). “How to Know Higher Worlds”, p.92, RSP

Man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind

George Gaylord Simpson
Men, Mind, Evolution Of Man
George Gaylord Simpson (1967). “The Meaning of Evolution: A Study of the History of Life and of Its Significance for Man”, p.345, Yale University Press

What we will have attained when Neil Armstrong steps down upon the moon is a completely new step in the evolution of man.

Wernher von Braun
Moon, Men, Evolution Of Man
"Of a Fire on the Moon". Life magazine, August 29, 1969.

If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find no such case.

Charles Darwin
Theory Of Evolution, Creation Science, Evolution Of Man
Charles Darwin (2003). “On the Origin of Species”, p.213, Broadview Press

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