Modification of form is admitted to be a matter of time. Alfred Russel Wallace admitformmatter 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
I am thankful I can see much to admire in all religions. Alfred Russel Wallace admirereligionthankful Change image and share on social
The foregoing considerations lead us to the very important conclusion, that matter is essentially force, and nothing but force; that matter, as popularly understood, does not exist, and is, in fact, philosophically inconceivable. Alfred Russel Wallace conclusionconsiderationessentially share on social
What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron? Alfred Russel Wallace billbirdform Change image and share on social
If this is not done, future ages will certainly look back upon us as a people so immersed in the pursuit of wealth as to be blind to higher considerations. Alfred Russel Wallace agebackblind 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
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
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
I have since wandered among men of many races and many religions. Alfred Russel Wallace manracereligion Change image and share on social
