Thomas Henry Huxley

"The chess board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe."

"Science is not nearly so much interested in a specific fact as in facts of types."

"The injustice of life is that accidents matter."

"A man engrossed in scientific pursuits is in a state of constant enjoyment."

"Fear is the parent of cruelty."

"To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or sea-side stroll is a walk through a gallery of the unknown."

"The universe is governed by law, not by chance."

"Genius is patience."

"Every institution which attempts to unite and systematise knowledge must be reformed from time to time."

"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

"Life is too short to waste upon the cultivation of people whose sole recommendation is their rank."

"The greatest good we can do is to make people happy."

"The scientific spirit is of more value than its products."

"War is like a fire; it can be kindled but cannot be controlled."

"The scientific method is a mutual agreement between scientists to let facts speak for themselves."

"There is a curious outlaw in the minds of men."

"Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas."

"The greatest triumphs of propaganda have been accomplished, not by doing something, but by refraining from doing."

"The method of evolution is not progress but drift."

"Some experience of popular lecturing has convinced me that the necessity of making things clear to uninstructed people is one of the very best tests of their clearness in my own mind."

"Man is part of nature and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself."

"The absolute justice of things is as much beyond our comprehension as it is beyond our power to control."

"Certainty is the privilege of the unthinking."

"The tragedy of life is that we see so much further than we can reach."

"Scientific thought is not an inheritance; it has to be acquired afresh by each generation."

"The motto which I believe ought to be inscribed on the banner of every plant of science is: 'Patience and tenacity.'"

"He who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

"Art is the effort of man to express, not to explain."

"The known is finite, the unknown is infinite."

"Fact I know and Law I know; but I know not the connexion between them."