Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise a…

Thomas Huxley
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Teach a child what is wise, that is morality. Teach him what is wise and beautiful, that is religion! ✨ Leonard Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley, p.32, Cambridge University Press
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