I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. Alfred Russel Wallace admirereligionthankful Change image and share on social
To say that mind is a product or function of protoplasm, or of its molecular changes, is to use words to which we can attach no clear conception. Alfred Russel Wallace attachclearconception Change image and share on social
What we need are not prohibitory marriage laws, but a reformed society, an educated public opinion which will teach individual duty in these matters. Alfred Russel Wallace dutyeducateindividual Change image and share on social
I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong. Alfred Russel Wallace backevilfind Change image and share on social
There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter. Alfred Russel Wallace agencybelieveconceive Change image and share on social
In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found. Alfred Russel Wallace adaptationanimalconstantly Change image and share on social
To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur. Alfred Russel Wallace challengeexpectmiracle Change image and share on social
On the spiritual theory, man consists essentially of a spiritual nature or mind intimately associated with a spiritual body or soul, both of which are developed in and by means of a material organism. Alfred Russel Wallace bodyconsistdevelop Change image and share on social
As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways. Alfred Russel Wallace developignorantlaw Change image and share on social
I am decidedly of the opinion that in very many instances we can trace such a necessary connexion, especially among birds, and often with more complete success than in the case which I have here attempted to explain. Alfred Russel Wallace attemptbirdcase share on social
