The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of...

Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of...

Education has for its object the formation of character.

Education has for its object the formation of character.

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to...

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to...

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

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

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and...

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and...

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

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

Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.

Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

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...

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance.

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly...

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly...

All socialism involves slavery.

All socialism involves slavery.