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Them Quotes by Thomas Huxley
- For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has…
- There are some men who are counted great because they represent the actuality of their own age, and mirror it as it is. Such an…
- Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts as they are, or at…
- The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them, is that of…
- A well-worn adage advises those who set out upon a great enterprise to count the cost, yet some of the greatest enterprises have succeeded because…
- What men need is as much knowledge as they can organize for action; give them more and it may become injurious. Some men are heavy…
- We are prone to see what lies behind our eyes, rather than what apprears before them.
- 'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to apply to those who differ from them.
- The mathematician starts with a few propositions, the proof of which is so obvious that they are called self-evident, and the rest of his work…
- To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or sea-side stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths…
- 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…
- 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.
- 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,…
- A man has no reason to be ashamed of having an ape for his grandfather. If there were an ancestor whom I should feel shame…
- 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…
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- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
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- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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