Thomas Huxley

No man is any the worse off because another acquires wealth by trade, or by the exercise of a profession; on the contrary, he cannot have acquired his wealth except by benefiting others to the extent of what they considered to be its value. - Thomas Huxley

There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued. - Thomas Huxley

Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men. - Thomas Huxley

It is better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains. - Thomas Huxley

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. - Thomas Huxley

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. - Thomas Huxley

The chessboard is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call laws of nature. - Thomas Huxley

Indeed, if a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger? - Thomas Huxley (1825-1895)