Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
In science the important thing is to modify and change one’s ideas as science advances. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. Herbert Spencer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
