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Thomas Huxley Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses Picture Quote #1

The only question which any wise man can ask himself, and which any honest man will ask himself, is whether a doctrine is true or false Picture Quote #1

The doctrine that all men are, in any sense, or have been, at any time, free and equal, is an utterly baseless fiction Picture Quote #1

For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has the eyes to see them Picture Quote #1

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That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will Picture Quote #1

If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes Picture Quote #1

We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered Picture Quote #1

Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship, which grinds your stuff to any degree of fineness Picture Quote #1

Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say that he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe Picture Quote #1

It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains Picture Quote #1

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To a clear eye the smallest fact is a window through which the infinite may be seen Picture Quote #1

I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth Picture Quote #1

It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is quite enough obstacle to the progress of mankind in that most valuable of all qualities, honesty of word or of deed Picture Quote #1

Of the few innocent pleasures left to men past middle life, the jamming of common sense down the throats of fools is perhaps the keenest Picture Quote #1

The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a boundless ocean of the inexplicable. It is our task, from generation to generation, to drain a small amount of additional land Picture Quote #1

All knowledge is good. It is impossible to say any fragment of knowledge, however insignificant or remote from one’s ordinary pursuits, may not some day be turned to account Picture Quote #1

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The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them, is that of the determination of man's place in nature and his relation to the cosmos Picture Quote #1

If there is anything in the world which I do firmly believe in, it is the universal validity of the law of causation Picture Quote #1

I cannot but think that he who finds a certain proportion of pain and evil inseparably woven up in the life of the very worms, will bear his own share with more courage and submission Picture Quote #1

What men need is as much knowledge as they can organize for action; give them more and it may become injurious. Some men are heavy and stupid from undigested learning Picture Quote #1

My belief is that no human being or society composed of human beings ever did or ever will come to much unless their conduct was governed and guided by the love of some ethical ideal Picture Quote #1

It is better to read a little and thoroughly than cram a crude undigested mass into my head, though it be great in quantity Picture Quote #1

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There is no sadder sight in the world than to see a beautiful theory killed by a brutal fact Picture Quote #1

Some experience of popular lecturing had convinced me that the necessity of making things plain to uninstructed people, was one of the very best means of clearing up the obscure corners in one’s own mind Picture Quote #1

What men of science want is only a fair day’s wages for more than a fair day’s work Picture Quote #1

I am content with nothing, restless and ambitious... and I despise myself for the vanity, which formed half the stimulus to my exertions. Oh would that I were one of those plodding wise fools who having once set their hand to the plough go on nothing doubting Picture Quote #1

It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions; but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the direction of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought to be learned and however early a man’s training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses (Thomas Huxley Quotes) The only question which any wise man can ask himself, and which any honest man will ask himself, is whether a doctrine is true or false (Thomas Huxley Quotes) The doctrine that all men are, in any sense, or have been, at any time, free and equal, is an utterly baseless fiction (Thomas Huxley Quotes) For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has the eyes to see them (Thomas Huxley Quotes) That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will (Thomas Huxley Quotes) If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes (Thomas Huxley Quotes) We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was before he entered (Thomas Huxley Quotes) Mathematics may be compared to a mill of exquisite workmanship, which grinds your stuff to any degree of fineness (Thomas Huxley Quotes) Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say that he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe (Thomas Huxley Quotes) It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains (Thomas Huxley Quotes) To a clear eye the smallest fact is a window through which the infinite may be seen (Thomas Huxley Quotes) I would rather be the offspring of two apes than be a man and afraid to face the truth (Thomas Huxley Quotes) It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is quite enough obstacle to the progress of mankind in that most valuable of all qualities, honesty of word or of deed (Thomas Huxley Quotes) Of the few innocent pleasures left to men past middle life, the jamming of common sense down the throats of fools is perhaps the keenest (Thomas Huxley Quotes) The known is finite, the unknown infinite; spiritually we find ourselves on a tiny island in the middle of a boundless ocean of the inexplicable. It is our task, from generation to generation, to drain a small amount of additional land (Thomas Huxley Quotes) All knowledge is good. It is impossible to say any fragment of knowledge, however insignificant or remote from one’s ordinary pursuits, may not some day be turned to account (Thomas Huxley Quotes) The question of all questions for humanity, the problem which lies behind all others and is more interesting than any of them, is that of the determination of man's place in nature and his relation to the cosmos (Thomas Huxley Quotes) If there is anything in the world which I do firmly believe in, it is the universal validity of the law of causation (Thomas Huxley Quotes) I cannot but think that he who finds a certain proportion of pain and evil inseparably woven up in the life of the very worms, will bear his own share with more courage and submission (Thomas Huxley Quotes) What men need is as much knowledge as they can organize for action; give them more and it may become injurious. Some men are heavy and stupid from undigested learning (Thomas Huxley Quotes) My belief is that no human being or society composed of human beings ever did or ever will come to much unless their conduct was governed and guided by the love of some ethical ideal (Thomas Huxley Quotes) It is better to read a little and thoroughly than cram a crude undigested mass into my head, though it be great in quantity (Thomas Huxley Quotes) There is no sadder sight in the world than to see a beautiful theory killed by a brutal fact (Thomas Huxley Quotes) Some experience of popular lecturing had convinced me that the necessity of making things plain to uninstructed people, was one of the very best means of clearing up the obscure corners in one’s own mind (Thomas Huxley Quotes) What men of science want is only a fair day’s wages for more than a fair day’s work (Thomas Huxley Quotes) I am content with nothing, restless and ambitious... and I despise myself for the vanity, which formed half the stimulus to my exertions. Oh would that I were one of those plodding wise fools who having once set their hand to the plough go on nothing doubting (Thomas Huxley Quotes) It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodeling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions; but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the direction of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward (Thomas Huxley Quotes) Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. It is the first lesson that ought to be learned and however early a man’s training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly (Thomas Huxley Quotes)

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