"The chess-board is the world, the pieces are……" — 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."
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195 Quotes by Thomas Huxley
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
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