Thomas H. Huxley
Thomas H. Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley PC PRS FLSwas an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution...
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Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe
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Science is simply common sense at its best - that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic
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It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions
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Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.
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Learn what is true in order to do what is right" is the summing up of the whole duty of man
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Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to apply to those who differ from them
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The world makes up for all its follies and injustices by being damnably sentimental
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The cradle of every science is surrounded by dead theologians as that of Hercules was with strangled serpents