A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.
HERBERT SPENCERThose who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.
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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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Government is essentially immoral.
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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
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What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.
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Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.
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Every cause produces more than one effect.
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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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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.
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Our lives are universally shortened by our 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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Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
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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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Education has for its object the formation of character.
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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.
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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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