Thomas Huxley Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

“Nothing can be more incorrect than the assumption one sometimes meets with, that physics has one method, chemistry another, and biology a third.”

“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing.”

“Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.”

“Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.”

“Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!”

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

“No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man.”

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

“Misery is a match that never goes out.”