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The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts. - Charles Darwin (The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes)

The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.

Source:(D. Appleton & Company, ed. 1878), Part I. On the Descent of Man, Chapter IV. Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man and the Lower Animals, Page 123
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Charles Darwin - The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex Quotes
  • Book: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
  • Writer: Charles Darwin
  • Genre: Science
  • Published: 1871
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