Maxioms by Thomas Henry Huxley
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough read more
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. - Life and Letters of Thomas Huxley.
The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to read more
The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.
Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by read more
Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation.
Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.
Education is the instruction of the intellect in the laws of Nature.
It sounds paradoxical to say the attainment of scientific truth has been effected, to a great extent, by the help read more
It sounds paradoxical to say the attainment of scientific truth has been effected, to a great extent, by the help of scientific errors
