Karl Marx sent Darwin a copy of the second German edition of Das Kapital in 1873 Darwin thanked him politely for it Though our studies have been so different I believe that we both earnestly desire the extension of knowledge and that this in the long run sure to add to the happiness of mankind Janet Brown pointed out that Marx's book was still on the shelf at down house but that the pages had not been cut.- Charles Darwin Victorian Mythmaker, A N Wilson Page 328
A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. --Ovid (43 BC - 18 AD)
The first day of Spring is one thing, and the first spring
day is another. The difference between them is
sometimes as great as a month. --Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933)
Treat spring just as you would a friend you have not learned to trust.--E.W. Howe
Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection
not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.
--Martin Luther (1483-1546)
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