"The thief and the murderer follow nature just……" — Thomas Huxley
"The thief and the murderer follow nature just as much as the philanthropist."
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195 Quotes by Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley has 195 quotes on this site.
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That which lies before the human race is a constant struggle to maintain and improve, in opposition to State of…
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What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as…
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For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold…
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There are some men who are counted great because they represent the actuality of their own age, and mirror it…
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The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a…
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Agnosticism is not properly described as a "negative" creed, nor indeed as a creed of any kind, except in so…
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That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is…
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Veracity is the heart of morality.
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If the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining…
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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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As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room…
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Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts…
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Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
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Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural…
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During all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her walks.
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To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment.
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Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
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Follow the way of life, which the Holy Prophet has shown you, for verily that is the right path.
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Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the…
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Most importantly, the meaning of spirituality lays the seeds for our destiny and the path we must follow.
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