"Time: That which man is always trying to……" — Herbert Spencer
"Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him"
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113 Quotes by Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer has 113 quotes on this site.
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During human progress, every science is evolved out of its corresponding art.
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Organs, faculties, powers, capacities, or whatever else we call them; grow by use and diminish from disuse, it is inferred…
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When you take comprehensive, then we're dealing with certain issues like full citizenship ... And whatever else we disagree on,…
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The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the…
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Mental power cannot be got from ill-fed brains.
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A nation's institutions and beliefs are determined by it's character.
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No physiologist who calmly considers the question in connection with the general truths of his science, can long resist the…
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The existence of a first cause of the universe is a necessity of thought ... Amid the mysteries which become…
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If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less…
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A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that…
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People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.
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Society exists for the benefit of its members - not the members for the benefit of society.
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More Always Trying Quotes
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Man is an imperceptible atom always trying to become one with God.
— Henry Adams
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Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child.
— Tim Burton
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I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what…
— Michael Caine
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I'm always trying to do the impossible to please people. It comes from not being secure in myself and not…
— Naomi Campbell
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The trouble with always trying to preserve the health of the body is that it is so difficult to do…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm…
— Lionel Messi
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It is the excitement of becoming - always becoming, trying, probing, falling, resting, and trying again- but always trying and…
— Lyndon B. Johnson
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The better you get, the less you run around showing off as a muscle guy. You know, you wear regular…
— Arnold Schwarzenegger
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I don't think you're ever there. You never arrive, but if you do, you might as well quit because you're…
— Tiger Woods
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The church is always trying to get other people to reform, it might not be a bad idea to reform…
— Mark Twain
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I followed Taylor everywhere. I was always trying to catch up after him or go with him.
— Blake Griffin
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I loved performing; I was always trying to impress my siblings by being a clown. I think that came from…
— Rose Byrne
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