Herbert Spencer

"The perpetual struggle for room and food is the condition of existence."

"Truth is the highest thing that man may keep."

"Nations, like individuals, cannot act against their nature."

"The truly admirable man is he who is willing to hear and be convinced by argument."

"That which cannot be imagined cannot be created."

"The world little notes what we say, but much notes what we do."

"Every man is free to follow his own path."

"To be a good man, one must deal justly with all men."

"The ultimate purpose of life is happiness."

"Progress is the law of nature."

"Character is the result of two things, matter and training."

"A man's power is in his will."

"The ultimate result of shielding men from folly is to fill the world with fools."

"Ignorance is not innocence but insanity."

"The present is the legitimate property of the living."

"Peace is a state of perfect harmony."

"Art is the creation of beauty."

"Music is the language of the soul."

"Death is but a transition to another form of life."

"The man who does not work for the future is not worthy of the present."

"Adventure is the pursuit of life itself."

"Technology should enhance human life, not replace it."

"History is the record of human progress."

"Literature reflects the soul of civilization."

"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."

"Courage is the resistance to fear."

"Dreams are the foundation of all achievement."

"Humor is the best remedy for the soul."

"Gratitude is the greatest virtue."

"Creativity is the essence of human existence."