There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

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.

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

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

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one...

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one...

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...

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the...

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the...

All socialism involves slavery.

All socialism involves slavery.

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.

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

If you have time don't wait for time

If you have time don't wait for time

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and...

Time is the king of all men, he is their parent and their grave, and...

Time is a dressmaker, specializing in alterations

Time is a dressmaker, specializing in alterations