Thomas Henry Huxley
Darwin's Bulldog, champion of evolution
Quotes by Thomas Henry Huxley
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
I have always been a seeker of truth, and I will never stop searching for it.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
I am a firm believer in the power of the individual to make a difference.
The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.
I have always tried to be a good husband and father.
The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.
I am a firm believer in the scientific method.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
I have always tried to be a man of courage.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
I am a firm believer in the power of human ingenuity.
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
I have always tried to be a man of honor.
The only way to predict the future is to create it.
I am a firm believer in the power of critical thinking.
The great lesson of life is to learn to love.
Science is, I believe, nothing but trained and organized common sense, differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the special appliances of a trained veteran differ from the natural endowments of a raw recruit.
The most considerable change which has taken place in the philosophy of life, since the time of Descartes, is the substitution of the conception of evolution for that of creation.
The great tragedy of science – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.