Quote by Thomas Huxley
Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority. – 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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The results of political changes are hardly ever those which their friends hope or their foes fear. – Thomas Huxley

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My business is to teach my aspirations to confirm themselves to fact, not to try and make facts harmonize with my aspirations. – Thomas Huxley

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It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything. – Plutarch

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All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing. – Moliere

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