查理斯·羅伯特·達爾文（Charles Robert Darwin，1809年2月12日—1882年4月19日），英國生物學家，進化論的奠基人。曾經乘坐貝格爾號艦作了歷時5年的環球航行，對動植物和地質結構等進行了大量的觀察和採集。出版《物種起源》，提出了生物進化論學說，從而摧毀了各種唯心的神造論以及物種不變論。
除了生物學外，他的理論對人類學、心理學、哲學的發展都有不容忽視的影響。恩格斯將“進化論”列為19世紀自然科學的三大發現之一（其他兩個是細胞學說、能量守恆轉化定律），對人類有傑出的貢獻。
1、It is found that every new group is mathematically formal, because we cannot have any other guidance.
發現每一個新的群體在形式上都是數學的，因為我們不可能有其他的指導。
2、Don’t lose your sense of life, beauty and poetry because you have been immersed in science for a long time.
不要因為長期埋頭科學，而失去對生活、對美、對待詩意的感受能力。
3、The surviving species are not the strongest and the brightest, but the most responsive to change.
存活下來的物種，並不是最強的和最聰明的，而是最能適應變化的。
4、When it comes to fame, honor, happiness and wealth, they are dust if compared with friendship.
談到名聲、榮譽、快樂、財富這些東西，如果同友情相比，它們都是塵土。
5、I believe I didn’t steal half an hour’s laziness.
我相信我沒偷過半小時的懶。
6、A broad thirst for knowledge can make a man a naturalist of the system.
廣泛的求知欲，能使一個人成為系統的博物學家。
7、Science is to sort out facts so as to arrive at universal laws and conclusions.
科學就是整理事實，以便從中得出普遍的規律和結論。
8、The highest stage in moral culture is when we realize that we should control our thoughts with reason.
人類在道德文化方面最高級的階段，就是當我們認識到應當用理智控制思想時。
9、The way to finish work is to cherish every minute.
完成工作的方法是愛惜每一分鐘。
10、Only by obeying nature can we conquer nature.
只有服從大自然，才能戰勝大自然。
11、I made any achievement in science， is due to long-term thinking， patience and hard work.
我在科學方面所做出的任何成績，都只是由於長期思索，忍耐和勤奮而獲得的。
12、Those who dare to waste an hour do not find the value of life.
敢於浪費一個小時的人，沒有發現生命的價值。
13、I always strive to be unfettered.
我一貫力求思想不受束縛。
14、My life is as regular as a clockwork machine, and when my life is over, I’ll stop in one place.
我的生活過得像鐘錶的機器那樣有規則，當我的生命告終時，我就會停在一處不動了。
15、Irritable is one of human nature. Losing temper is a step backward on the ladder of human civilization.
暴躁是人類天性之一。發脾氣就等於在人類文明進步的階梯上倒退一步。
16、What is the evolution of love? We cannot jump to conclusions, or let me examine and study it first.
愛情到底是由什麼東西進化而來的？我們不能妄下結論，還是先讓我去考察研究一番再說！
17、Any valuable knowledge that I have learned is derived from self-learning.
我所學到的任何有價值的知識，都是由自學中得來的。
18、I never thought half an hour would be a trivial time for me.
我從來不認為半小時是我微不足道的很小的一段時間。
19、The very reputation of being strong-willed, plucky, and indefatigable is of priceless value.
意志堅強、膽量過人和不屈不撓的名聲，乃是一種無價之寶。
20、I must admit that fortune likes to take care of brave people.
我必須承認，幸運喜歡照顧勇敢的人。
21、Natural selection and survival of the fittest.
物競天擇，適者生存。
22、The ignorant are more confident than the wise. Only the ignorant can confidently assert that science can never solve any problem.
無知者比有知者更自信。只有無知者才會自信地斷言，科學永遠不能解決任何問題。
23、The shortening of life is directly proportional to the cost of thought.
壽命的縮短與思想的虛耗成正比。
24、To me, there are few discoveries in the plant world that are more interesting than insectivorous plants.
對我來說，植物界裡幾乎沒有比食蟲植物更引人關注的發現。
25、If I have any merit, it is not the result of my talent, but the result of diligence and perseverance.
如果說我有什麼功績的話，那不是我有才能的結果，而是勤奮有毅力的結果。
26、Do not sigh the pain of life, sigh is the weak.
不要感歎生命的痛苦，感歎是弱者。
27、The master’s heart is the best graveyard to bury a dog.
主人的心靈就是埋葬愛犬最好的墓地。
28、Survival of the fittest: the essence is not to adapt to the moment, but to keep pace with the times.
適者生存：精髓在於不是適應一時，而是與時俱進。
29、I can’t bear to idle around, so I thought that as long as I could do it, I would continue to do it.
我不能忍受遊手好閒，因此，我以為只要我能夠做，我就會繼續做下去。
30、The most important reason for my success in science is my love of science and my persistence in long-term exploration.
我之所以能在科學上成功，最重要的一點就是對科學的熱愛，堅持長期探索。
31、I patiently recall or ponder any suspending issues, and even spend years in it.
我耐心地回憶或思考任何懸而不決的問題，甚至連費數年時間亦在所不惜。
32、Species to survive， is not the most strong， is not the most intelligent， but those who make a rapid response to change.
能夠生存下來的物種，並不是那些最強壯的，也不是那些最聰明的，而是那些對變化作出快速反應的。
33、Optimism is the lamp of hope， it guided you step from the dangerous valley to the royal road to learning， to make you get new life new hope， support the cause of you will never end.
樂觀是希望的明燈，它指引著你從危險峽谷中步向坦途，使你得到新的生命新的希望，支持著你的理想永不泯滅。
34、The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.
道德修養能達到的最高價段，是認識到我們應該控制我們的思想。
35、Before my thirties, poetry brought me great happiness. For many years I have been unable to read a line of poetry, and my brain seems to be a machine that can only sum up the rules of facts. If I can live again, I must read some poems and listen to music every week. The loss of these tastes is the loss of happiness, and is likely to damage our intelligence, and more likely to damage our morals, because the emotional part of our nature will decay. No matter what the future looks like, it’s worthless without joy.
在三十幾歲以前，詩歌帶給我的是巨大的快樂。許多年以來，我已經一行詩也看不下去，我的大腦似乎成了只會從大量事實中總結規侓的機器了。如果我能重新活過，我一定要每星期都讀些詩，聽些音樂。這些品位的喪失，就是快樂的喪失，而且有可能損害我們的智力，更可能損害我們的道德，因為我們天性中的情感部分會因此而衰減。不管未來是什麼樣子，沒有了歡樂它就一文不值。
36、From barbarism to civilization, there is a painful and long process in which the speed of haste fails. Everyone in society should adapt to their surroundings, otherwise, even if he is clever, will eventually be eliminated. The fittest survive!
從野蠻進化到文明，這其中有一個痛苦而又漫長的過程，欲速則不達。社會上每個人都應當適應自己周邊的生活環境，否則，他哪怕再高明，終將被淘汰。適者才能生存啊！
37、According to the view of the biological origin accompanying the variation, the origin of residual organs is relatively simple, and to a great extent we can understand the laws controlling their underdevelopment.
依據伴隨著變異的生物起源的看法，殘跡器官的由來較為簡單；而且在極其大的程度上我們可以理解控制它們不充分發育的規律。
38、In scientific research, any hypothesis is allowed to be created and, if it illustrates a large number of independent facts, it rises to the level of well-founded doctrine.
在科學研究中，是允許創造任何假說的，而且，如果它說明了大量的、獨立的各類事實，它就上升到富有根據的學說的等級。