When a mans knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. – Herbert Spencer
In science the important thing is to modify and change ones ideas as science advances. – Herbert Spencer
People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal. – Herbert Spencer
Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society. – Herbert Spencer
The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship. – Herbert Spencer
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. – Herbert Spencer
Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts – as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. – Herbert Spencer
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. – Herbert Spencer
Science is organized knowledge. – Herbert Spencer
The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. – Herbert Spencer
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. – Herbert Spencer
The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing. – Herbert Spencer
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. – Herbert Spencer
Government is essentially immoral. – Herbert Spencer
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. – Herbert Spencer
Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom. – Herbert Spencer
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one. – Herbert Spencer
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. – Herbert Spencer
Education has for its object the formation of character. – Herbert Spencer
The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is – a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter. – Herbert Spencer
