The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. – Herbert Spencer
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. – Herbert Spencer
Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society. – Herbert Spencer
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. – Herbert Spencer
If by chance I seated myself to write, she very slyly, very tenderly, seeking protection and caresses, would softly take her place on my knee and follow the comings and goings of my pen -sometimes effacing, with an unintentional stroke of her paw, lines of whose tenor she disapproved. – Pierre Loti