"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change." — Charles Darwin, English naturalist, born 1809
"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin." — Charles Darwin, English scientist, born 1809
"A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others." — Charles Darwin, English scientist, born 1809
"An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men." — Charles Darwin, English scientist, born 1809
"I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone." — Charles Darwin, English scientist, born 1809
"And I tell myself, a moon will rise from my darkness." — Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian poet, born 1941
"They who quarrel with others, instead of quarreling with their own hearts, waste their lives." — Guru Amar Das, Indian 3rd Sikh Guru, born 1479
"It is important to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed." — Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher, born 1931
"Treat everyone you meet as if they are God in drag." — Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher, born 1931
"The stroke has given me another way to serve people." — Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher, born 1931
"In the arts the way in which an idea is rendered, and the manner in which it is expressed, is much more important than the idea itself." — Jacques-Louis David, French painter, born 1748
"Thousands upon thousands of persons have studied disease. Almost no one has studied health." — Adelle Davis, American nutritionist, born 1904