Thomas Huxley Quotes


The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses.


Citations

Huxley, Thomas Henry. "On the Reception of the Origin of Species." The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, edited by Francis Darwin, vol. 2, John Murray, 1887, p. 195.

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Thomas Huxley
Thomas Huxley
  • Born: May 4, 1825
  • Died: June 29, 1895
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Scientist

Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS HonFRSE FLS was an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.