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Thomas Huxley
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The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). Collected Essays, p.157, Cambridge University Press
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The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses. ✨ Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). Collected Essays, p.157, Cambridge University Press

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