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Many of our most important expressions are not learnt, though some need practice
Drawn from what Charles Darwin said
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- Charles Darwin British naturalist (1809 to 1882), born in Shrewsbury
These facts alone suffice to show that many of our most important expressions have not been learnt; but it is remarkable that some, which are certainly innate, require practice in the individual, before they are performed in a full and perfect manner; for instance, weeping and laughing.
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↗The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872)gutenberg.org
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