Erasmus Darwin Quotes About Evolution

Quotes about: Evolution

• Owing to the imperfection of language the offspring is termed a new animal, but it is in truth a branch or elongation of the parent; since a part of the embryon-animal is, or was, a part of the parent; and therefore in strict language it cannot be said to be entirely new at the time of its production; and therefore it may retain some of the habits of the parent-system. (1794)

  Erasmus Darwin

  Animal, Parent, Imperfection

  Erasmus Darwin (1794). “Zoonomia; Or, The Laws of Organic Life ...”, p.480

• The great CREATOR of all things has infinitely diversified the works of his hands, but has at the same time stamped a certain similitude on the features of nature, that demonstrates to us, that the whole is one family of one parent.

  Erasmus Darwin

  Nature, Science, Hands

• Some philosophers have been of opinion that our immortal part acquires during this life certain habits of action or of sentiment, which become forever indissoluble, continuing after death in a future state of existence ... I would apply this ingenious idea to the generation, or production of the embryon, or new animal, which partakes so much of the form and propensities of the parent.

  Erasmus Darwin

  Science, Animal, Ideas

• E canchis amnia.
  Everything from shells.

  Erasmus Darwin

  Shells, Evolution

• From the sexual, or amatorial, generation of plants new varieties, or improvements, are frequently obtained; as many of the young plants from seeds are dissimilar to the parent, and some of them superior to the parent in the qualities we wish to possess... Sexual reproduction is the chef d'oeuvre, the master-piece of nature.

  Erasmus Darwin

  Science, Parent, Quality

  Erasmus Darwin (1968). “The essential writings of Erasmus Darwin”

• Till o'er the wreck, emerging from the storm, Immortal Nature lifts her changeful form: Mounts from her funeral pyre on wings of flame, And soars and shines, another and the same.

  Erasmus Darwin

  Flames, Wings, Shining

  Erasmus Darwin (1807). “The Botanic Garden: A Poem, in Two Parts: Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants”, p.117

• In fact the a priori reasoning is so entirely satisfactory to me that if the facts won't fit in, why so much the worse for the facts is my feeling.

  Erasmus Darwin

  Feelings, Facts, Evolution

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