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There is no foundation in geological facts, for the popular theory of the successive development of the animal and vegetable world, from the simplest to the most perfect forms.

There is no foundation in geological facts, for the popular theory of the successive development of the animal and vegetable world, from the simplest to the most perfect forms.

Sir Charles Lyell, GĂ©rard Paul Deshayes (1830). “Principles of Geology: Being an Attempt to Explain the Former Changes of the Earth's Surface, by Reference to Causes Now in Operation”, p.153

Chemistry, in its application to animals and vegetables. Endeavours jointly with physiology to enlighten us respecting the mysterious processes and sources of organic life.

Justus von Liebig (1844). “Familiar Letters on Chemistry, and its relation to Commerce, Physiology, and Agriculture: Edited by John Gardner”, p.10

Is it really not possible to touch the gaming table without being instantly infected by superstition?

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jane Kentish (1999). “Notes from the Underground, and The Gambler”, p.140, Oxford Paperbacks

I checked the actuarial tables, and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds. So I decided to eat like a six-year-old.

"Diet Advice From Warren Buffett" by Tom Philpott, www.motherjones.com. February 27, 2015.