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Quote by Thomas Huxley
The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. – Thomas Huxley

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No delusion is greater than the notion that method and industry can make up for lack of mother-wit, either in science or in practical life. – Thomas Huxley

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Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic. – Thomas Huxley

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

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Nature is my medicine. – Sara Moss-Wolfe

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