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

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

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.

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

A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes...

A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes...

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

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.

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...

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

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...

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

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

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

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...

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by...

Destiny itself is like a wonderful wide tapestry in which every thread is guided by...

Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels...

People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs,...

People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs,...