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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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Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion! – Thomas Huxley

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Religion
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The medieval university looked backwards it professed to be a storehouse of old knowledge. The modern university looks forward, and is a factory of new knowledge. – Thomas Huxley

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Knowledge
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History warns us that it is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions. – Thomas Huxley

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History
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice. Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition. – E. O. Wilson

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A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. – Douglas MacArthur

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Of course I doubt. I do not practice a certainty. I practice a faith. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Faith

Its also reflective of a young persons religion or faith in that its highly charged with sacramental imagery and with country imagery, because I was in the seminary for so many years in the country. – Daniel Berrigan

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Faith

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A picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words, but cannot a few well-spoken words convey as many pictures? – Author Unknown

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Were we as eloquent as angels we still would please people much more by listening rather than talking. – Charles Caleb Colton

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Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, youre gonna need it. – Jerry Reed

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Death a friend that alone can bring the peace his treasures cannot purchase, and remove the pain his physicians cannot cure. – Mortimer Collins

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