Herbert Spencer
» Change » “A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it.”
» Evolution » “The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is — a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter.”
» Fools and Foolishness » “The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.”
» Happiness » “Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.”
» Health » “The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.”
» Ignorance » “There is one principle that can keep a man in everlasting ignorance. That is contempt prior to investigation.”
» Juries » “A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.”
» Kings » “Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.”
» Law and Lawyers » “A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.”
» Life and Living » “Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.”
» Love » “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.”
» Marriage » “Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.”
» Republican » “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.”
» Risk » “Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.”
» Science and Scientists » “Science is organized knowledge.”
» Time and Time Management » “Time is that which a man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him.”
» Words » “How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.”
