Thomas Huxley

Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds read more

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

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and read more

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact.

Time, whose tooth gnaws away at everything else, is powerless against truth.

Time, whose tooth gnaws away at everything else, is powerless against truth.

A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.

A man's worst difficulties begin when he is able to do as he likes.