Spencer, Herbert

Philosopher-Sociologist English 1820 – 1903

Applied evolution to social theory and developed social Darwinism.

381 quotes

"Money follows those who create value."
Money
"Health is not merely the absence of disease."
Health
"Adventure requires both courage and curiosity."
Adventure
"Imagination precedes all discovery."
Imagination
"Technology serves those who understand its limits."
Technology
"History repeats because we fail to learn its lessons."
History
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
Justice
"Creativity flourishes in conditions of freedom."
Creativity
"Gratitude is the antidote to despair."
Gratitude
"Perseverance is the quality that separates the achieved from the attempted."
Perseverance
"Solitude replenishes the spirit."
Solitude
"Dreams are the vocabulary of the soul."
Dreams
"Work becomes play when aligned with passion."
Work
"Relationships thrive on vulnerability."
Relationships
"Peace begins within the individual."
Peace
"Leadership by example is the most powerful form."
Leadership
"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action."
Education
"Science is organized knowledge, and ignorance is disorganized knowledge."
Science
"Progress is not an accident but a necessity."
"The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts."
Wisdom
"All evil results from the non-adaptation of constitution to conditions."
Philosophy
"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to people the world with fools."
Life
"Evolution is a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity."
Change
"Lack of knowledge is less bad than lack of judgment."
Knowledge
"The force of circumstances is irresistible."
Strength
"The wise man doesn't give the right answer, he possesses the right questions."
Wisdom
"Time is the great teacher; unfortunately it kills all its pupils."
Time
"There is no greater curse than ignorance acting with energy and determination."
Knowledge
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."
Success
"In the measure that the Ideal is lacking, the Practical multiplies its claims."
Philosophy