Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever...

Love is life's end, but never ending. Love is life's wealth, never spent, but ever...

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be...

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be...

In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.

In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a...

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a...

Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him

Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

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

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

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written...

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...

If we take science as our sole guide, if we accept and hold fast that...