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Thomas Huxley Quotes

Thomas Huxley quotes

English Scientist May 4, 1825 – June 29, 1895

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Trust a witness in all matters in which neither his self-interest, his passions, his prejudices, nor the love of the marvellous is strongly concerned. When they are involved, require corroborative evidence in exact proportion to the contravention of probability by the thing testified. Thomas Huxley
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. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength......"
Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few..."
There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life. Thomas Huxley
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
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
Thomas Huxley quote: "The results of political changes are hardly ever those which..."
The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their foes fear. Thomas Huxley
I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness..."
The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what..."
Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion! Thomas Huxley
If a man cannot do brain work without stimulants of any kind, he had better turn to hand work it is an indication on Nature's part that she did not mean him to be a head worker. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful..."
The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. Thomas Huxley
There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics none in which there is more need of good pilotage and of a single, unfaltering purpose when the waves rise high. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful..."
Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the..."
The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the fewest blunders and commit the fewest sins. Thomas Huxley

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