Thomas Huxley

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

— Thomas Huxley

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All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Learn what is true in order to do what is right. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Misery is a match that never goes out. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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The great tragedy of science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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