“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

— Charles Darwin · Life quote

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. — Charles Darwin quote card
Naturalist · 1809 – 1882

Charles Darwin was an English naturalist whose theory of evolution by natural selection, set out in On the Origin of Species in 1859, revolutionised biology. He developed his ideas over two decades after his voyage aboard HMS Beagle around the world.

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