All Herbert Spencer Quotes
- Absolute morality is the regulation of conduct in such a way that pain shall not be inflicted. Absolute
- We must infer that a plant or animal of any species, is made up of special units, in all of which there dwells the intrinsic… Aggregate
- The defects of the children mirror the defects of the parents. Children
- A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be very kind. All
- Marriage: A word which should be pronounced "mirage". Inspirational
- Religion has been compelled by science to give up one after another of its dogmas. . . . Been
- 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… Called
- Music ministers to human welfare more than any other art. Any
- Life is not for learning nor is life for working, but learning and working are for life. Balance
- That feelings of love and hate make rational judgments impossible in public affairs, as in private affairs, we can clearly enough see in others, though… Affair
- The forces which are working out the great scheme of perfect happiness, taking no account of incidental suffering, exterminate such sections of mankind as stand… Account
- And yet, strange to say, now that the truth [of natural selection] is recognized by most cultivated people...now more than ever, in the history of… All
- We too often forget that not only is there 'a soul of goodness in things evil,' but very generally also, a soul of truth in… Erroneous
- Progress, therefore, is not an accident, but a necessity…It is a part of nature. Accident
- Never educate a child to be a gentleman or lady alone, but to be a man, a woman. Alone
- The law is the survival of the fittest.... The law is not the survival of the 'better' or the 'stronger,' if we give to those… Any
- When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don't care if they are… Asking
- Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, and cultivate the tastes,… Aim
- If they are sufficiently complete to live, they do live, and it is well they should live. If they are not sufficiently complete to live,… Best
- Education is preparation to live completely. Completely