Thomas Huxley Quotes
Thomas Henry Huxley was an English biologist, philosopher of science, and public lecturer, famous in his lifetime as Darwin's bulldog for his vigorous defense of evolutionary theory after the publication of On the Origin of Species in 1859. Largely self-taught, he rose from the British Navy's medical service to become the leading English popularizer of natural science and a fellow and President of the Royal Society. The quotes below are attributed to Thomas Huxley, organized by topic.
Thomas Huxley on God
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Attributed to Thomas Huxley:
“Agnosticism is not a creed, but a method.”
Thomas Huxley on Knowledge
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Attributed to Thomas Huxley:
“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.”
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Attributed to Thomas Huxley:
“Sit down before fact as a little child, prepared to give up every preconceived notion.”
Thomas Huxley on Mind
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Attributed to Thomas Huxley:
“The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.”
Thomas Huxley on Truth
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Attributed to Thomas Huxley:
“The great tragedy of science is the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.”