Herbert Spencer ( 10 of 11 )
Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent
homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent
homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot read more
There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation
Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host.
Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host.
Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.
Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage";.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.
The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action
The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action
This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express
in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. read more
This survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express
in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called "natural
selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle
for life."
A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance
A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance
Music must rank as the highest of the arts -- more than any other, it ministers to human welfare.
Music must rank as the highest of the arts -- more than any other, it ministers to human welfare.