Quote by Thomas Huxley
The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledg

The improver of natural knowledge absolutely refuses to acknowledge authority, as such. For him, skepticism is the highest of duties blind faith the one unpardonable sin. – Thomas Huxley

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I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. – Thomas Huxley

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The more rapidly truth is spread among mankind the better it will be for them. Only let us be sure that it is the truth. – 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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Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch. – E.M. Forster

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Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Have faith in your own thoughts. – Brooke Shields

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Id be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice Ive made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot. – Ethan Hawke

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