“ Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society. Herbert Spencer
“ They who employ force by proxy are as much responsible for that force as though they employed it themselves. 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
“ The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. Herbert Spencer
“ We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one. 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
“ 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 preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. Herbert Spencer
“ People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal. Herbert Spencer
“ In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances. Herbert Spencer
“ 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 o… Herbert Spencer
“ When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. Herbert Spencer
