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Thomas Huxley
English Scientist
Born: May 4, 1825
Died: Jun 29, 1895
Every Great Man Science Truth World
Related authors: Ashley Montagu Charles Darwin Edward Jenner Erasmus Darwin Jacob Bronowski Jane Goodall Matthew Walker Richard Dawkins
In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact. Thomas Huxley
Work Those Rarely Fact Beyond Scientific Go Get Refuse As Far As Far Who
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. Thomas Huxley
Nature Game World Universe Other Side Rules Hidden Laws Pieces Call Us Player Phenomena
Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth. Thomas Huxley
Truth Science She Ascertained Fulfilled Function Her
My experience of the world is that things left to themselves don't get right. Thomas Huxley
Experience World Left Get Themselves Right Things
Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely. Thomas Huxley
Lie Money Spending Wisely Economy Does Sparing
Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion! Thomas Huxley
Beautiful Religion Wise Morality Him Child Teach
It is the customary fate of new truths, to begin as heresies, and to end as superstitions. Thomas Huxley
Fate Superstitions New End Begin Truths
Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. Thomas Huxley
Harmful More Errors Than Truths May Held
Misery is a match that never goes out. Thomas Huxley
Out Misery Never Match Goes
Ecclesiasticism in science is only unfaithfulness to truth. Thomas Huxley
Truth Science Only
The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of a pint pot has had an admirable training in accuracy of eye and hand. Thomas Huxley
Training Section Eye Has-Been Admirable Pot Had Make Been Hand Pint Child Accuracy Accurate Taught Plan Who Elevation
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 process of evolution intelligible to the young. Thomas Huxley
Fashion History Young Believe Ought Evolution New Make Intelligible Taught Process Might Meaning Meaning Of
I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men. Thomas Huxley
Happiness Good Man Men Enjoy Every Diminishing Take Attainment He Fellow Fellow Men Without His Which Mankind Means Every Man
History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. Thomas Huxley
History Fate Superstitions New End Begin Truths Us
My business is to teach my aspirations to confirm themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations. Thomas Huxley
Business Try Harmonize Fact Facts Make Confirm Themselves Teach Aspirations
The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses. Thomas Huxley
Men Inevitable Fall Considerable Most Readiness Error Difference Acknowledge Note Among
The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me. Thomas Huxley
Freedom Me Care Will About Only Take Part Cheapest Wrong Terms Ready Am Anyone Who Right
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