The survival of the fittest implies that those best adapted ... - Herbert Spencer

"The survival of the fittest implies that those best adapted to their environment will endure."

Herbert Spencer Perseverance

Philosopher Sociologist British 1820–1903

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"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action."

"Progress is not an accident but a necessity."

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

"Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations."

"Perseverance is the key to success."

"Don't give up on what you believe in."

"I've been through worse."

"You learn to live with the pain."