When a man’s knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. – Herbert Spencer
Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society. – Herbert Spencer
Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts – as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. – Herbert Spencer
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. – Herbert Spencer
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity. – Herbert Spencer
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. – Herbert Spencer
The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. – Herbert Spencer
Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. – Herbert Spencer
A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes at any moment taking place in it. – Herbert Spencer
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. – Herbert Spencer
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. – Herbert Spencer
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one. – Herbert Spencer
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. – Herbert Spencer
People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal. – Herbert Spencer