I discovered that the pleasure of observing and reasoning was a much higher one than that of skill and sport.
In plain words
Watching and wondering turned out to be his favorite game of all.
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Darwin's own Autobiography (written 1876, full text published 1958) — Wikiquote Sourced.
- Autobiography (written 1876)
- 1876
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Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
PlatoI don't study to know more, but to ignore less.
Sor Juana Inés de la CruzThere are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
William ShakespeareWe live in a beautiful and wonderful world, and the more you know about it the wiser and the better you will be.
Louisa May AlcottThese are times in which a genius would wish to live.
Abigail AdamsPhilosophy is the microscope of the thought.
Victor Hugo
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