Happy Birthday Chuck & Abe

On this day in 1809, two of the most famous men of the 19th century were born under very different circum- stances—one in a Kentucky log cabin, the other in an English country house complete with stable and servants' quarters. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one that is most adaptable to change.” —Charles Darwin; “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.” —Abraham Lincoln; “False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for everyone takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.” —Charles Darwin; “You can have anything you want, if you want it badly enough. You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” —Abraham Lincoln; “The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.” —Charles Darwin; “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe.” —Abraham Lincoln.