I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men.

Quote by Thomas Huxley

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My experience of the world is that things left to themselves don't get right.

My experience of the world is that things left to themselves don't get right.

In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as...

In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as...

The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world....

The struggle for existence holds as much in the intellectual as in the physical world....

Time, whose tooth gnaws away everything else, is powerless against truth.

Time, whose tooth gnaws away everything else, is powerless against truth.

I do not say think as I think, but think in my way. Fear no...

I do not say think as I think, but think in my way. Fear no...

Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's...

Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's...

The medieval university looked backwards; it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The...

The medieval university looked backwards; it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The...

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

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

In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human...

In science, as in art, and, as I believe, in every other sphere of human...

The scientific imagination always restrains itself within the limits of probability.

The scientific imagination always restrains itself within the limits of probability.

Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother.

Proclaim human equality as loudly as you like, Witless will serve his brother.

It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may,...

It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may,...

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of...

The child who has been taught to make an accurate elevation, plan, and section of...

Science and literature are not two things, but two sides of one thing.

Science and literature are not two things, but two sides of one thing.

No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by...

No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by...

Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and...

Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and...

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever...

Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever...

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

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

The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to...

The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to...

Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.

Size is not grandeur, and territory does not make a nation.