I often had to run very quickly to be on time, and from being a fleet runner was generally successful; but when in doubt I prayed earnestly to God to help me, and I well remember that I attributed my success to the prayers and not to my quick running, and marvelled how generally I was aided.
Charles DarwinA mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn't there.
Charles DarwinI feel like an old warhorse at the sound of a trumpet when I read about the capturing of rare beetles.
Charles DarwinI cannot persuade myself that a beneficient and omnipotent God would have designedly created...that a cat should play with mice.
Charles DarwinOften a cold shudder has run through me, and I have asked myself whether I may have not devoted myself to a fantasy.
Charles Darwin