Life Quotes

"The germ-plasm cares nothing for the individual, only for its own perpetuation."

"Heredity is not destiny, but it is the framework within which destiny operates."

"The struggle for existence makes no moral judgments; it only sorts."

"The germ-plasm is immortal, but each body is merely a temporary vehicle."

"Life is the set of functions that resist death."

"To live is to observe."

"The death of one organism is the birth of another."

"In the garden of life, weeds and flowers often grow from the same soil of possibility."

"Heredity is not a prison, but a palette from which life paints infinite possibilities."

"Heredity is the thread that connects all living things in a tapestry woven by time."

"Variation teaches that stagnation is death, but change is the very essence of life."

"The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe."

"The germ cells are sacred; they alone carry the promise of the future generation."

"The continuity of life depends upon the unbroken chain of germ-cell transmission."

"The organism exists for one purpose alone: to pass on its genes to the next generation."

"The germ-cell is the true seat of life; the body is merely its temporary vessel."

"A man's life is of far greater importance than any pecuniary interest."

"To see the world with wonder is to keep the spirit of youth alive throughout one's entire life."

"A life devoted to the pursuit of truth is a life well-lived."

"Variation is the spice of life, and without it, all would be uniform and dull."

"Variation is the price of immortality in the living world."

"To be alive is to participate in an experiment conducted across billions of years."

"To live well, one must understand the harmony of all living things."

"The life well-lived is one dedicated to learning."

"The struggle for existence holds as much for man as for lower creatures."

"Man's struggles and triumphs are in the pursuit of truth."

"The meaning of life is found in connection—to others, to nature, to purpose."

"The richness of human experience cannot be reduced to material measures."

"Life is sustained through the perpetual struggle between organisms for existence."

"The individual exists for the species, and the species exists through countless individuals."