“The more rapidly truth is spread among mankind the better it will be for them. Only let us be sure that it is the truth.”
— Thomas Huxley
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No delusion is greater than the notion
“No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for lack of mother-wit, either in science or in practical life.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Every great advance in natural knowledge has
“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.”
— Thomas Huxley
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I do not say think as I
“I do not say think as I think, but think in my way. Fear no shadows, least of all in that great spectre of personal unhappiness which binds half the world to orthodoxy.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Science is simply common sense at its
“Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Sit down before fact as a little
“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Books are the money of Literature, but
“Books are the money of Literature, but only the counters of Science.”
— Thomas Huxley
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In science, as in art, and, as
“In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human activity, there may be wisdom in a multitude of counsellors, but it is only in one or two of them.”
— Thomas Huxley
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The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses
“The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties; blind faith the one unpardonable sin.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Every great advance in natural knowledge has
“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.”
— Thomas Huxley
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It is because the body is a
“It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the formation of habits, a superinducing of an artificial organization upon the natural organization of the body.”
— Thomas Huxley
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Category: education
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