"The ultimate court of appeal is observation and……" — Thomas Huxley

"The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment... not authority."

— Thomas Huxley

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195 Quotes by Thomas Huxley

Thomas Huxley has 195 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

That which lies before the human race is a constant struggle to maintain and improve, in opposition to State of…
What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as…
For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold…
There are some men who are counted great because they represent the actuality of their own age, and mirror it…
The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a…
Agnosticism is not properly described as a "negative" creed, nor indeed as a creed of any kind, except in so…
That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is…
Veracity is the heart of morality.
If the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining…
If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes.
As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room…
Common sense is science exactly in so far as it fulfills the ideal of common sense; that is, sees facts…

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The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation… — Hannah Arendt
I don't think of poetry as a 'rational' activity but as an aural one. My poems usually begin with words… — Margaret Atwood
I know that people think I'm sexy and I am looked at as that. It is cool with me. It's… — Aaliyah
Each generation, as it seeks to advance the common good, must ask anew: 'What are the requirements that governments may… — Pope Benedict XVI
I know of my sex appeal. I know about sexuality, and I know how to use it - tastefully, of… — Rachel Bilson
An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. — Otto von Bismarck
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of… — Sade Adu
Television provokes strong opinions, and sometimes we try a bit too hard to appeal to everyone. — Jo Brand
Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame is theirs who appeal to… — Jacob Bronowski
With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I mean, Donny Hathaway is… — Chris Brown
Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay. — Robert Browning
Ironically, that was quite a bit of the appeal of Rumours. It's equally interesting on a musical level and as… — Lindsey Buckingham

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