Quote of the Day - 23 December 2006

"The scientific spirit is of more value than its products, and irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.

--Thomas Henry Huxley

"The Coming of Age of the 'Origin of Species'"

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... emerged Huxley: No, no, not THAT Huxley, THIS Huxley:
How to learn language Me: "Huxley, this is your milk. I'm going to drink it myself!" Huxley: "I'm going to drink it ME-self!" Me: "What?" Huxley: "I'm going to drink it I-self!" Me: "Huh?" Huxley: "I'm going to drink it Huxley-self!"
If there is any author associated with the book title On the Origin of Species it is most certainly Charles Darwin, yet Darwin was not the only person to pen a book beginning with those words.