John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Thomas Henry Huxley 1825-1895 John Bartlett
| 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 and to end as superstitions. |
| 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. |