As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest…

Thomas Huxley
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As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room is infallible, his punctuality at meal times is admirable, and his pertinacity in jumping on people's shoulders till they give him some of the best of what is going, indicates great firmness. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley, Leonard Huxley (1900). Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley
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