No mistake is so commonly made by clever people as that of assuming a cause to be bad because the arguments of its supporters are, to a great extent, nonsensical

Quote by Thomas Henry Huxley

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It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

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

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

There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they...

There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they...

The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact

The great tragedy of Science: the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly...

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly...

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

Science is nothing, but trained and organized common sense.

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do...

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do...

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

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

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to...

'Infidel' is a term of reproach, which Christians and Mohammedans, in their modesty, agree to...

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.

There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life.

It sounds paradoxical to say the attainment of scientific truth has been effected, to a...

It sounds paradoxical to say the attainment of scientific truth has been effected, to a...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

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

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

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as...

If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

Logical consequences are the scare-crows of fools and the beacons of wise men

Logical consequences are the scare-crows of fools and the beacons of wise men

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.

One often gets what one disdains

One often gets what one disdains

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.