Quotes by : William Kingdon Clifford

Remember that [scientific thought] is the guide of action; that the truth which it arrives at is not....

The danger to society is not merely that it should believe wrong things, though that is great enough;....

If I steal money from any person, there may be no harm done from the mere transfer of possession; he....

The aim of scientific thought, then, is to apply past experience to new circumstances; the instrument....

… scientific thought does not mean thought about scientific subjects with long names. There are no....

Every time we let ourselves believe for unworthy reasons, we weaken our powers of self-control, of doubting,....

In like manner, if I let myself believe anything on insufficient evidence, there may be no great harm....

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.