Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
HERBERT SPENCERThe behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
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A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
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Government is essentially immoral.
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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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What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
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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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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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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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The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
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The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.
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Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
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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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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
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Education has for its object the formation of character.
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Science is organized knowledge.
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Every cause produces more than one effect.
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