Julian Huxley Quotes

A collection of quotes by Julian Huxley.

Julian Huxley (1887-1975) was a British scientist, philosopher, and writer. He played a significant role in the fields of biology and evolutionary theory, expanding on the ideas of his grandfather, Thomas Henry Huxley, and Charles Darwin. Huxley was a prominent advocate for humanism and was involved in establishing organizations like the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He contributed extensively to popular science literature, sharing his knowledge and ideas with the general public. Huxley's work had a lasting impact on the understanding of biology and the importance of ethics in science.

The world of things entered your infant mindTo populate that

The world of things entered your infant mindTo populate that crystal cabinet.Within its walls the strangest partners met,And things turned thoughts did propagate their kind.For, once within, corporeal fact could findA spirit. Fact and you in mutual debtBuilt there your little microcosm - which yetHad hugest tasks to its small self assigned.Dead men can live there, and converse with stars:Equator speaks with pole, and night with day;Spirit dissolves the world's material bars -A million isolations burn away.The Universe can live and work and plan,At last made God within the mind of man.

Julian Huxley

Science

Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but

Operationally, God is beginning to resemble not a ruler but the last fading smile of a cosmic Cheshire cat.

Julian Huxley

Smile