The Autobiography Of Charles Darwin Charles Darwin

Therefore My Success As A Man Of Science, Whatever This May Have Amounted To, Has Been Determined, As Far As I Can Judge, By Complex And Diversified Mental Qualities And Conditions. Of These, The Most İmportant Have Been—The Love Of Science—Unbounded Patience İn Long Reflecting Over Any Subject—İndustry İn Observing And Collecting Facts—And A Fair Share Of İnvention As Well As Of Common Sense. With Such Moderate Abilities As I Possess, İt İs Truly Surprising That I Should Have İnfluenced To A Considerable Extent The Belief Of Scientific Men On Some İmportant Points.