Herbert Spencer Quotes

People are beginning to see that the first requisi... -Herbert Spencer

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least reg... -Herbert Spencer

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.

All socialism involves slavery.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but ac... -Herbert Spencer

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

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This quote underscores that the primary objective of education extends beyond the acquisition of knowledge. It suggests that education should motivate individuals to take action based on the knowledge they possess, emphasizing the importance of practical application.

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.

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.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.