All Herbert Spencer Quotes
- Even the absurdest report may in nearly every instance be traced to an actual occurrence; and had there been no such actual occurrence, this preposterous… Absence
- Without painting, sculpture, music, poetry, and the emotions produced by natural beauty of every kind, life would lose half its charm. Beauty
- The tyrant is nothing but a slave turned inside out. Inside
- No phrase can convey the idea of surprise so vividly as opening the eyes and raising the eyebrows. A shrug of the shoulders would lose… Convey
- All socialism involves slavery. That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labours under coercion to satisfy anothers desires. All
- Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious. Impiety
- It is a commonly observed fact that the enslavement of women is invariably associated with a low type of social life, and that, conversely, her… Accompanies
- Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host. Aggression
- It becomes possible to admit that plainness may coexist with nobility of nature, and fine features with baseness; and yet to hold that mental and… Admit
- Surely in much talk there cannot choose but be much vanity. Loquacity is the fistula of the mind,--ever-running and almost incurable, let every man, therefore,… All
- Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love's life's reward, rewarded in rewarding. End
- 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… All
- All socialism involves slavery. All
- Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations. Adjustment
- Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. Ardently
- Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. Any
- How often misused words generate misleading thoughts. Generate
- A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance. Average
- Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. Ceremony
- Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. Determined