The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
HERBERT SPENCERMarriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.
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Science is organized knowledge.
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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.
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No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.
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People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.
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We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.
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What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
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A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
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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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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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Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.
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The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
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Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
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A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.
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All socialism involves slavery.
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