Friday, February 09, 2007

Quote 8

Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense differing from the latter only as a veteran may differ from a raw recruit: and its methods differ from those of common sense only as far as the guardsman's cut and thrust differ from the manner in which a savage wields his club.
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95) English biologist. "The Method of Zadig" in Collected Essays IV.