What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
HERBERT SPENCERWhat a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
HERBERT SPENCERA jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
HERBERT SPENCERThe wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
HERBERT SPENCERHero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
HERBERT SPENCEREducation has for its object the formation of character.
HERBERT SPENCERWe do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
HERBERT SPENCERAll socialism involves slavery.
HERBERT SPENCERVolumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.
HERBERT SPENCERObjects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
HERBERT SPENCERNo 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.
HERBERT SPENCERThose who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
HERBERT SPENCERScience is organized knowledge.
HERBERT SPENCERHow often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
HERBERT SPENCEROpinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.
HERBERT SPENCERWe all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.
HERBERT SPENCERMarriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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