Author: Thomas Huxley

Quotes

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.

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

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

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

- Thomas Huxley

Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.

Science reckons many prophets, but there is not even a promise of a Messiah.

- Thomas Huxley

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

- Thomas Huxley

Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.

Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.

- Thomas Huxley

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

- Thomas Huxley

Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

- Thomas Huxley

Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.

Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.

- Thomas Huxley

The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith, but by verification.

The man of science has learned to believe in justification, not by faith, but by verification.

- Thomas Huxley

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