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

Quote by Thomas Henry Huxley

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Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as...

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as...

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

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...

'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...

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

The doctrine that all men are, in any sense, or have been, at any time,...

The doctrine that all men are, in any sense, or have been, at any time,...

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

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...

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 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

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...

It is a great honor and privilege to serve on the Board of Curators.

It is a great honor and privilege to serve on the Board of Curators.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

The education of the will is the object of our existence.

Education makes a greater difference between man and man than nature has made between man...

Education makes a greater difference between man and man than nature has made between man...