Every living creature commences its existence under a form different from, and simpler than, that which it eventually attains.


Ch.2, p. 74. - Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature (1863)


Every living creature commences its existence under a form different from, and simpler than, that which it eventually attains.

Every living creature commences its existence under a form different from, and simpler than, that which it eventually attains.

Every living creature commences its existence under a form different from, and simpler than, that which it eventually attains.

Every living creature commences its existence under a form different from, and simpler than, that which it eventually attains.