Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
HERBERT SPENCERThe ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
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Science is organized knowledge.
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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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Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
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Education has for its object the formation of character.
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Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
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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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The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
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In science the important thing is to modify and change one’s ideas as science advances.
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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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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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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.
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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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A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
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