 | Charles Allen Dinsmore - 1912 - 258 páginas
...In a scientific age he must have that spirit so finely described by Mr. Huxley : " Sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every...humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads." Not since the creation have there been so many minds, free in their action and scientific in their... | |
 | William Herbert Perry Faunce - 1912 - 258 páginas
...was a noble contribution to the moral life. Huxley's memorable exhortation : " Sit down before the fact as a little child; be prepared to give up every...humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads," is almost a paraphrase of the New Testament. " As a little child " was spoken by one greater than Huxley.... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1915 - 1050 páginas
...and I will not rest my life and my hopes upon weaker convictions. I dare not if I would.' ' Science seems to me to teach in the highest and strongest...entire surrender to the will of God. Sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever... | |
 | 1915 - 544 páginas
...is a superlative,' and so tends to grow into religion. Huxley, when he bids us ' sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion to follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads you,' implies the recognition of the... | |
 | Sir Richard Gregory - 1916 - 382 páginas
...whose ideals are dominated by them has found the way to intellectual and spiritual salvation. Science seems to me to teach in the highest and strongest...pre-conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatsoever abysses Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and... | |
 | Sir Richard Gregory - 1916 - 378 páginas
...ideals are dominated by them has found the way to intellectual and spiritual salvation. Science seems tu me to teach in the highest and strongest manner the...pre-conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatsoever abysses Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. I have only begun to learn content and... | |
 | Elijah Voorhees Brookshire - 1916 - 530 páginas
...acquirement of such knowledge. Huxley spoke upon this subject with his accustomed acumen. Science seems to teach in the highest and strongest manner the great...entire surrender to the Will of God. Sit down before the fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever... | |
 | Sir Oliver Lodge - 1916 - 452 páginas
...opportunity of happy service. CHAPTER IV CONTINUED EXISTENCE DIFFICULTY OF BELIEF IN CONTINUED EXISTENCE "Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared...preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatsoever abysses Nature leads." — HUXLEY. PEOPLE often feel a notable difficulty in believing in... | |
 | Sir Oliver Lodge - 1916 - 454 páginas
...CHAPTER IV CONTINUED EXISTENCE DIFFICULTY OF BELIEF IN CONTINUED EXISTENCE "Sit down before fact a* a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatsoever abysses Nature leads." — HUXLEY, PEOPLE often feel a notable difficulty in believing in... | |
 | George Henry Sherman - 1916 - 540 páginas
...academic speculations. In this regard, I earnestly offer the words of Huxley: "Sit down before a fact like a little child; be prepared to give up every preconceived notion; follow it humbly, wherever it may lead you or you shall learn nothing." Marked success in any endeavor is... | |
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Science seems to me to teach in the highest and strongest manner the great truth which is embodied in the Christian conception of entire surrender to the will of God. Sit down before the fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived... 
