Herbert Spencer
Quotations
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“People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.” -Herbert Spencer
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“In science the important thing is to modify and change one’s ideas as science advances.” -Herbert Spencer
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“The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.” -Herbert Spencer
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“The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts – as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Science is organized knowledge.” -Herbert Spencer
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“The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.” -Herbert Spencer
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“The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.” -Herbert Spencer
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“Education has for its object the formation of character.” -Herbert Spencer
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“In science the important thing is to modify and change one’s ideas as science advances.” -Herbert Spencer
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