Author: Herbert Spencer

Quotes

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

- Herbert Spencer

Government is essentially immoral.

Government is essentially immoral.

- Herbert Spencer

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

- Herbert Spencer

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.

- Herbert Spencer

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.

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

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.

- Herbert Spencer

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

- Herbert Spencer

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

- Herbert Spencer

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

- Herbert Spencer

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