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Thomas Huxley Quotes

Thomas Huxley quotes

English Scientist May 4, 1825 – June 29, 1895

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I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. Thomas Huxley
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
It is not what we believe, but why we believe it. Moral responsibility lies in diligently weighing the evidence. We must actively doubt; we have to scrutinize our views, not take them on trust. No virtue attached to blindly accepting orthodoxy, however 'venerable'... Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly..."
Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic. Thomas Huxley
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
Thomas Huxley quote: "Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the..."
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Do what you can to do what you ought, and leave hoping and..."
Do what you can to do what you ought, and leave hoping and fearing alone. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me."
God give me strength to face a fact though it slay me. Thomas Huxley
Our mental conditions are simply the symbols in consciousness of the changes which take place automatically in the organism; . . . to take an extreme illustration, the feeling we call volition is not the cause of a voluntary act, but the symbol of that state of the brain which is the immediate cause of that act. We are conscious automata. Thomas Huxley
The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article..."
Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit. Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley quote: "Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences...."
Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation. Thomas Huxley
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
Thomas Huxley quote: "Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will..."
Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother. Thomas Huxley
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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