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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The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box. – 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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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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To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you dont grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. – Alan Watts

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It is easier to have faith that God will support each House of Hospitality and Farming Commune and supply our needs in the way of food and money to pay bills, than it is to keep a strong, hearty, living faith in each individual around us – to see Christ in him. – Dorothy Day

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I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order. – Rick Moody

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Never raise your hand to your children – it leaves your midsection unprotected. – Robert Orben

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I think it will be found that experience, the true source and foundation of all knowledge, invariably confirms its truth. – Thomas Malthus

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More particularly, having a largely German-oriented education has made me very responsive to 19th-century German literature. – John le Carre

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The U.S. states that allow for citizens initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that dont. But the beauty of the system is that it encourages the spread of best practice. – Daniel Hannan

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