Ray Lankester quotes
-
“The chemical differences among various species and genera of animals and plants are certainly as significant for the history of their origins as the differences in form. If we could define clearly the differences in molecular constitution and functions of different kinds of organisms, there would be possible a more illuminating and deeper understanding of question of the evolutionary reactions of organisms than could ever be expected from morphological considerations.”
-- Ray Lankester -
“Through it [Science] we believe that man will be saved from misery and degradation, not merely acquiring new material powers, but learning to use and to guide his life with understanding. Through Science he will be freed from the fetters of superstition; through faith in Science he will acquire a new and enduring delight in the exercise of his capacities; he will gain a zest and interest in life such as the present phase of culture fails to supply.”
-- Ray LankesterSource : "The Advancement of Science: Occasional Essays & Addresses". Book by Ray Lankester, p. 108-9, "Biology and the State", 1890.
-
“Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.”
-
“We need a way of life in which the animal, guided by reason, may romp but will not bite.”
-
“If there had been no troublemakers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.”
-
Source : "One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Autobots" by A.O. Scott, www.nytimes.com. June 28, 2011.
-
“The improvement of the mind improves the heart and corrects the understanding.”
You may also like:
-
Charles Darwin
Naturalist -
E. V. Lucas
Playwright -
Francis Galton
Polymath -
John Ray
Botanist -
Karl Pearson
Mathematician -
Peter Medawar
Writer -
Stephen Jay Gould
Paleontologist -
Thomas Huxley
Biologist