Quotes by Herbert Spencer

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced ‘mirage’.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

When a man’s knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

Government is essentially immoral.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.