Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit.

Quote by Thomas Huxley

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

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

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...

Nothing can be more incorrect than the assumption one sometimes meets with, that physics has...

Nothing can be more incorrect than the assumption one sometimes meets with, that physics has...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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....

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...

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

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

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.

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...

I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of...

I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of...

Misery is a match that never goes out.

Misery is a match that never goes out.