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The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as t

The great thing in the world is not so much to seek happiness as to earn peace and self-respect. – Thomas Huxley

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

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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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