It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy.

Quote by Thomas Huxley

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The world is neither wise nor just, but it makes up for all its folly...

The world is neither wise nor just, but it makes up for all its folly...

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.

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...

History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as...

History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as...

Friendship involves many things but, above all the power of going outside oneself and appreciating...

Friendship involves many things but, above all the power of going outside oneself and appreciating...

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

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

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.

If a man cannot do brain work without stimulants of any kind, he had better...

If a man cannot do brain work without stimulants of any kind, he had better...

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men.

The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the fewest blunders...

The best men of the best epochs are simply those who make the fewest blunders...

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold...

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold...

It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs...

It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs...

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived...

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived...

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for...

No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for...

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

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

Misery is a match that never goes out.

Misery is a match that never goes out.

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...

The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may...

The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may...

The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism...

The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism...