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The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin
Age: 73 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1882
Died: April 19
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The school as a means of education to me was simply a blank.
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Language is an art, like brewing or baking.... It certainly is not a true instinct, for every language has to be learnt.
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We behold the face of nature bright with gladness.
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