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Believe Quotes by Thomas Huxley
- The saying that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing is, to my mind, a very dangerous adage. If knowledge is real and genuine, I…
- No rational man, cognizant of the facts, believes that the average Negro is the equal, still less the superior, of the white man.....it is simply…
- If there is anything in the world which I do firmly believe in, it is the universal validity of the law of causation.
- There is no alleviation for the sufferings of mankind except veracity of thought and of action, and the resolute facing of the world as it…
- What are the moral convictions most fondly held by barbarous and semi-barbarous people? They are the convictions that authority is the soundest basis of belief;…
- [Scientists] have learned to respect nothing but evidence, and to believe that their highest duty lies in submitting to it however it may jar against…
- The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there…
- Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.
- The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith, but by verification.
- I believe that history might be, and ought to be, taught in a new fashion so as to make the meaning of it as a…
- 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,…
- Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say that he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe.
- 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…
- It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is…
More Believe Quotes
- Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a… — Hannah Arendt
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective. — J. J. Abrams
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a… — Julian Assange
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger. — Richard Bach
- The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing… — Neil Armstrong
- Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind… — Mary Kay Ash
- Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. — Isaac Asimov