John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. Thomas Henry Huxley. (1825–1895)
1 If some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and wound up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. Materialism and Idealism. 2 If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is a man who has so much as to be out of danger? Science and Culture. 3 Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. The coming Age of the Origin of Species. 4 It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies The coming Age of the Origin of Species. 5 Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men. Animal Automatism. 6 Veracity is the heart of morality. Universities actual and ideal. 7 The great end of life is not knowledge but action. Technical Education.
