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It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy.

CCCLXXXV

Men, my dear, are very queer animals, a mixture of horse-nervousness, ass-stubbornness and camel-malice--with an angel bobbing about unexpectedly like the apple in the posset, and when they can do exactly as they please, they are very hard to drive.

INDEXES

INDEX I

REFERENCES OF QUOTATIONS TO THEIR SOURCES

C. E. = Collected Essays. I. Method and Results. II. Darwiniana. III. Science and Education. IV. Science and Hebrew Tradition. V. Science and Christian Tradition. VI. Hume, with Helps to the Study of Berkeley. VII. Man's Place in Nature. VIII. Discourses, Biological and Geological. IX. Evolution and Ethics, and other Essays.

S. M. = Scientific Memoirs.

L. L. = Life and Letters, three volume edition.

NO. IN TEXT. VOL. PAGE

I C. E. i. 16 II " i. 31 III " i. 40 IV " i. 41 V " i. 46 VI " i. 56 VII " i. 57 VIII " i. 60 IX " i. 62 X " i. 66 XI " i. 156 XII " i. 161 XIII " i. 163 XIV " i. 165 XV " i. 167 XVI " i. 168 XVII " i. 170 XVIII " i. 172 XIX " i. 172 XX " i. 178 XXI " i. 188 XXII " i. 192 XXIII " i. 193 XXIV " i. 198 XXV " i. 202 XXVI " i. 202 XXVII " i. 242 XXVIII " i. 244 XXIX " i. 244 XXX " i. 245 XXXI " i. 254 XXXII " i. 255 XXXIII " i. 256 XXXIV " i. 256 XXXV " i. 257 XXXVI " i. 261 XXXVII " i. 281 XXXVIII " i. 289 XXXIX " i. 291 XL " i. 309 XLI " i. 313 XLII " i. 313 XLIII " i. 319 XLIV " i. 319 XLV " i. 328 XLVI " i. 349 XLVII " i. 355 XLVIII " i. 368 XLIX " i. 426 L " i. 426 LI " ii. 5 LII " ii. 18 LIII " ii. 13 LIV " ii. 29 LV " ii. 32 LVI " ii. 32 LVII " ii. 52 LVIII " ii. 52 LIX " ii. 58 LX " ii. 59 LXI " ii. 53 LXII " ii. 59 LXIII " ii. 76 LXIV " ii. 149 LXV " ii. 149 LXVI " ii. 150 LXVII " ii. 229 LXVIII " ii. 229 LXIX " ii. 229 LXX " ii. 230 LXXI " ii. 252 LXXII " ii. 363 LXXIII " iii. 13 LXXIV " iii. 33 LXXV " iii. 36 LXXVI " iii. 45 LXXVII " iii. 45 LXXVIII " iii. 59 LXXIX " iii. 62 LXXX " iii. 63 LXXXI " iii. 67 LXXXII " iii. 78 LXXXIII " iii. 82 LXXXIV " iii. 83 LXXXV " iii. 84 LXXXVI " iii. 85 LXXXVII " iii. 85 LXXXVIII " iii. 85 LXXXIX " iii. 86 XC " iii. 91 XCI " iii. 174 XCII " iii. 179 XCIII " iii. 179 XCIV " iii. 183 XCV " iii. 185 XCVI " iii. 185 XCVII " iii. 187 XCVIII " iii. 188 XCIX " iii. 204 C " iii. 207 CI " iii. 208 CII " iii. 213 CIII " iii. 215 CIV " iii. 220 CV " iii. 225 CVI " iii. 228 CVII " iii. 236 CVIII " iii. 236 CIX " iii. 254 CX " iii. 260 CXI " iii. 273 CXII " iii. 282 CXIII " iii. 283 CXIV " iii. 299 CXV " iii. 306 CXVI " iii. 369 CXVII " iii. 393 CXVIII " iii. 393 CXIX " iii. 396 CXX " iii. 414 CXXI " iii. 422 CXXII " iii. 431 CXXIII " iii. 432 CXXIV " iii. 432 CXXV " iii. 439 CXXVI " iii. 443 CXXVII " iii. 443 CXXVIII " iii. 446 CXXIX " iii. 447 CXXX " v. 124 CXXXI " v. 125 CXXXII " v. 136 CXXXIII " v. 136 CXXXIV " v. 136 CXXXV " v. 143 CXXXVI " v. 156 CXXXVII " v. 157 CXXXVIII " v. 182 CXXXIX " v. 191 CXL " v. 206 CXLI " v. 241 CXLII " v. 245 CXLIII " v. 257 CXLIV " v. 257 CXLV " v. 313 CXLVI " v. 315 CXLVII " v. 315 CXLVIII " vi. p. viii CXLIX " vi. p. viii CL " vi. p. ix CLI " vi. 61 CLII " vi. 65 CLIII " vi. 123 CLIV " vi. 132 CLV " vi. 132 CLVI " vi. 143 CLVII " vi. 144 CLVIII " vi. 207 CLIX " vi. 231 CLX " vi. 235 CLXI " vi. 237 CLXII " vi. 237 CLXIII " vi. 239 CLXIV " vi. 239 CLXV " vi. 284 CLXVI " vi. 285 CLXVII " vi. 308 CLXVIII " vi. 318 CLXIX " vii. p. ix CLXX " vii. p. xi CLXXI " vii. 1 CLXXII " vii. 81 CLXXIII " vii. 92 CLXXIV " vii. 138 CLXXV " vii. 146 CLXXVI " vii. 146 CLXXVII " vii. 151 CLXXVIII " vii. 151 CLXXIX " vii. 154 CLXXX " vii. 210 CLXXXI " vii. 271 CLXXXII " vii. 278 CLXXXIII " vii. 280 CLXXXIV " vii. 313 CLXXXV " vii. 328 CLXXXVI " viii. p. v CLXXXVII " viii. p. viii CLXXXVIII " viii. p. viii CLXXXIX " viii. 4 CXC " viii. 7 CXCI " viii. 9 CXCII " viii. 10 CXCIII " viii. 12 CXCIV " viii. 19 CXCV " viii. 23 CXCVI " viii. 27 CXCVII " viii. 34 CXCVIII " viii. 36 CXCIX " viii. 53 CC " viii. 73 CCI " viii. 114 CCII " viii. 143 CCIII " viii. 147 CCIV " viii. 153 CCV " viii. 158 CCVI " viii. 159 CCVII " viii. 213 CCVIII " viii. 217 CCIX " viii. 218 CCX " viii. 218 CCXI " viii. 218 CCXII " viii. 219 CCXIII " viii. 224 CCXIV " viii. 225 CCXV " viii. 226 CCXVI " viii. 226 CCXVII " viii. 227 CCXVIII " viii. 233 CCXIX " viii. 244 CCXX " viii. 249 CCXXI " viii. 262 CCXXII " viii. 269 CCXXIII " viii. 306 CCXXIV " viii. 318 CCXXV " viii. 323 CCXXVI " viii. 333 CCXXVII " ix. p. ix CCXXVIII " ix. 4 CCXXIX " ix. 6 CCXXX " ix. 7 CCXXXI " ix. 8 CCXXXII " ix. 27 CCXXXIII " ix. 28 CCXXXIV " ix. 30 CCXXXV " ix. 31 CCXXXVI " ix. 39 CCXXXVII " ix. 41 CCXXXVIII " ix. 43 CCXXXIX " ix. 49 CCXL " ix. 49 CCXLI " ix. 51 CCXLII " ix. 54 CCXLIII " ix. 56 CCXLIV " ix. 61 CCXLV " ix. 64 CCXLVI " ix. 71 CCXLVII " ix. 73 CCXLVIII " ix. 74 CCXLIX " ix. 78 CCL " ix. 80 CCLI " ix. 81 CCLII " ix. 85 CCLIII " ix. 86 CCLIV " ix. 123 CCLV " ix. 130 CCLVI " ix. 134 CCLVII " ix. 141 CCLVIII " ix. 145 CCLIX " ix. 147 CCLX " ix. 149 CCLXI " ix. 152 CCLXII " ix. 158 CCLXIII " ix. 159 CCLXIV " ix. 162 CCLXV " ix. 168 CCLXVI " ix. 171 CCLXVII " ix. 182 CCLXVIII " ix. 186 CCLXIX " ix. 195 CCLXX " ix. 199 CCLXXI " ix. 201 CCLXXII " ix. 201 CCLXXIII " ix. 202 CCLXXIV " ix. 202 CCLXXV " ix. 204 CCLXXVI " ix. 207 CCLXXVII " ix. 209 CCLXXVIII " ix. 211 CCLXXIX " ix. 212 CCLXXX " ix. 216 CCLXXXI " ix. 227 CCLXXXII " ix. 229 CCLXXXIII " ix. 230 CCLXXXIV " ix. 233 CCLXXXV S. M. iv. 658 CCLXXXVI " iv. 663 CCLXXXVII " iv. 664 CCLXXXVIII " iv. 666 CCLXXXIX " iv. 666 CCXC " iv. 668 CCXCI " iv. 669 CCXCII " iv. 670 CCXCIII L. L. i. 171 CCXCIV " i. 196 CCXCV " i. 285 CCXCVI " i. 310 CCXCVII " i. 314 CCXCVIII " i. 315 CCXCIX " i. 315 CCC " i. 316 CCCI " i. 316 CCCII " i. 316 CCCIII " i. 317 CCCIV " i. 317 CCCV " i. 317 CCCVI " i. 317 CCCVII " i. 317 CCCVIII " i. 318 CCCIX " i. 326 CCCX " i. 345 CCCXI " i. 347 CCCXII " i. 350 CCCXIII " i. 363 CCCXIV " i. 400 CCCXV " i. 407 CCCXVI " i. 433 CCCXVII " i. 441 CCCXVIII " ii. 32 CCCXIX " ii. 42 CCCXX " ii. 111 CCCXXI " ii. 116 CCCXXII " ii. 128 CCCXXIII " ii. 140 CCCXXIV " ii. 140 CCCXXV " ii. 144 CCCXXVI " ii. 166 CCCXXVII " ii. 209 CCCXXVIII " ii. 215 CCCXXIX " ii. 216 CCCXXX " ii. 216 CCCXXXI " ii. 219 CCCXXXII " ii. 220 CCCXXXIII " ii. 222 CCCXXXIV " ii. 242 CCCXXXV " ii. 261 CCCXXXVI " ii. 266 CCCXXXVII " ii. 275 CCCXXXVIII " ii. 283 CCCXXXIX " ii. 292 CCCXL " ii. 305 CCCXLI " ii. 351 CCCXLII " ii. 358 CCCXLIII " ii. 358 CCCXLIV " ii. 401 CCCXLV " ii. 440 CCCXLVI " ii. 444 CCCXLVII " ii. 453 CCCXLVIII " iii. 4 CCCXLIX " iii. 7 CCCL " iii. 18 CCCLI " iii. 45 CCCLII " iii. 92 CCCLIII " iii. 115 CCCLIV " iii. 118 CCCLV " iii. 121 CCCLVI " iii. 142 CCCLVII " iii. 145 CCCLVIII " iii. 162 CCCLIX " iii. 172 CCCLX " iii. 172 CCCLXI " iii. 191 CCCLXII " iii. 192 CCCLXIII " iii. 216 CCCLXIV " iii. 217 CCCLXV " iii. 218 CCCLXVI " iii. 221 CCCLXVII " iii. 222 CCCLXVIII " iii. 223 CCCLXIX " iii. 223 CCCLXX " iii. 224 CCCLXXI " iii. 230 CCCLXXII " iii. 238 CCCLXXIII " iii. 243 CCCLXXIV " iii. 245 CCCLXXV " iii. 245 CCCLXXVI " iii. 311 CCCLXXVII " iii. 322 CCCLXXVIII " iii. 322 CCCLXXIX " iii. 323 CCCLXXX " iii. 330 CCCLXXXI " iii. 337 CCCLXXXII " iii. 345 CCCLXXXIII " iii. 356 CCCLXXXIV " iii. 395 CCCLXXXV " iii. 401

INDEX II

SUBJECT INDEX

Abiogenesis, defined, CCXVIII, CCXX, CCXXI

Able men, besetting sin of, CCCLXXII

Abstractions, CCCXLIII

Accuracy, CXXIII

Agnosticism defined, CXLII; cf. CL

---- origin of the term, CCLVI

Aim of life, CXXI, CCCXXXV

Alcohol and brain work, CCCLV

Analogies, scope of, CLIII

Analogy, Butler's, CCCXI, CCCXXX

Animals, mind in, CLIII

---- immortality, CCXCIX

Anniversaries, CCCXXXVIII

Ant, white, scientific method compared to, CCCLXXX

Anthropomorphism, CCCX

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