The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on …

Thomas Huxley
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The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley Selected Works of Thomas Henry Huxley, Library of Alexandria
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