We all know how the size of sums of money appears to vary in a remarkable way according as they are being paid in or paid out." - Meaning and context.">
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"Philosophic Ants" in The Borzoi Reader (1936) edited by Carl Van Doren, p. 548
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We all know how the size of sums of money appears to vary in a remarkable way according as they are being paid in or paid out.

— Julian Huxley

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Julian Huxley

About Julian Huxley

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS (June 22 1887 – February 14 1975) was an English evolutionary biologist, author, humanist and internationalist, known for his popularisations of science in books and lectures. He was the elder brother of Aldous Huxley.