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  • The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.

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    Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Collected Essays”, p.146, Cambridge University Press

  • Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion!

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    Leonard Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley”, p.32, Cambridge University Press

  • It may be well to remember that the highest level of moral aspiration recorded in history was reached by a few ancient Jews--Micah, Isaiah, and the rest--who took no count whatever of what might not happen to them after death. It is not obvious to me why the same point should not by and by be reached by the Gentiles.

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    Thomas Henry Huxley, Henrietta A. Huxley (1908). “Aphorisms and reflections”

  • Natural knowledge, seeking to satisfy natural wants, has found the ideas which can alone still spiritual cravings. I say that natural knowledge, in desiring to ascertain the laws of comfort, has been driven to discover those of conduct, and to lay the foundations of a new morality.

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    Thomas Henry Huxley (2006). “Huxley's Autobiography and Essays”, p.168, Cosimo, Inc.

  • The man who is all morality and intellect, although he may be good and even great, is, after all, only half a man.

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    Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Collected Essays”, p.205, Cambridge University Press

  • A good man: body serves his will and enjoys hard work, clear intellect that understands the truths of nature, full of passion for life but controlled by his will, well-developed conscience, loves beauty in art and nature, despises inferior morality, respects himself and others.

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  • The foundation of morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying.

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    Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Collected Essays”, p.146, Cambridge University Press

  • Veracity is the heart of morality.

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    Leonard Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley”, p.123, Cambridge University Press
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Thomas Huxley

  • Born: May 4, 1825
  • Died: June 29, 1895
  • Occupation: Biologist
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