Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
HERBERT SPENCEREvery cause produces more than one effect.
More Herbert Spencer Quotes
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Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
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Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.
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How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
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Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.
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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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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.
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Science is organized knowledge.
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Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.
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Government is essentially immoral.
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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.
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Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
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We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
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All socialism involves slavery.
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Love is life’s end, but never ending. Love is life’s wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love’s life’s reward, rewarded in rewarding.
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Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
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