Darwinian Theory

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    It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.
    Cornelia Otis Skinner (1901–1979)

    While Darwinian Man, though well-behaved,
    At best is only a monkey shaved!
    Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    The theory seems to be that so long as a man is a failure he is one of God’s chillun, but that as soon as he has any luck he owes it to the Devil.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)