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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Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.

Science commits suicide when it adopts a creed.

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

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

It is the customary fate of new truths, to begin as heresies, and to end...

It is the customary fate of new truths, to begin as heresies, and to end...

There is but one right, and the possibilities of wrong are infinite.

There is but one right, and the possibilities of wrong are infinite.

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...

I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what...

I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what...

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach...

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach...

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 results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their...

The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their...

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,...

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

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

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

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

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

I am content with nothing, restless and ambitious... and I despise myself for the vanity,...

I am content with nothing, restless and ambitious... and I despise myself for the vanity,...

Misery is a match that never goes out.

Misery is a match that never goes out.

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

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

The world makes up for all its follies and injustices by being damnably sentimental.

The world makes up for all its follies and injustices by being damnably sentimental.

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

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

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...

Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth.

Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth.