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It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.
by Thomas Henry Huxley Found in Computer / technology / science Quotes, Heresy Quotes, Superstition Quotes,
It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.
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