Charles Darwin Quote

It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher feelings of wonder, astonishment, and devotion, which fill and elevate the mind.


chapter II: "Rio de Janeiro, etc.", entry for 18 April 1832, page 29 - The Voyage of the Beagle (1839)


It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher...

It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher...

It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher...

It is easy to specify the individual objects of admiration in these grand scenes; but it is not possible to give an adequate idea of the higher...