Charles Darwin Quote

The mind cannot possibly grasp the full meaning of the term of even a million years; it cannot add up and perceive the full effects of many slight variations, accumulated during an almost infinite number of generations.


The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Volume 2, Chapter XV (p. 295), John Murray. 1888


The mind cannot possibly grasp the full meaning of the term of even a million years; it cannot add up and perceive the full effects of many slight...

The mind cannot possibly grasp the full meaning of the term of even a million years; it cannot add up and perceive the full effects of many slight...

The mind cannot possibly grasp the full meaning of the term of even a million years; it cannot add up and perceive the full effects of many slight...

The mind cannot possibly grasp the full meaning of the term of even a million years; it cannot add up and perceive the full effects of many slight...