Thomas Henry Huxley Quotes

"Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly fact."
-Thomas Henry Huxley in Science quotes.

"Learn what is true in order to do what is right."
-Thomas Henry Huxley in Learning quotes.

"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."
-Thomas Henry Huxley

"There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life."
-Thomas Henry Huxley in Failure quotes.

"Freedom and order are not incompatible... truth is strength... free discussion is the very life of truth."
-Thomas Henry Huxley in Freedom quotes.

"Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness."
-Thomas Henry Huxley