The great end of life is not knowledge but action. Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. - Thomas Henry Huxley

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The great end of life is not knowledge but action. Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.

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About Thomas Henry Huxley

Thomas Henry Huxley (4 May, 1825 – 29 June 1895) was a British biologist. A prominent defender of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, he was the grandfather of Julian, Aldous and Andrew Huxley. He was a critic of organised religion and devised the words "agnostic" and "agnosticism" to describe his own views.

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Also Known As: Darwin’s Bulldog
Alternative Names: T. H. Huxley • Huxley • Prof. Huxley
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Charles Darwin David Hume Stephen Jay Gould Bertrand Russell Richard Dawkins

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