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Herbert Spencer Quotes: The most important attribute of man as a moral being is the faculty of self-control.
         

The most important attribute of man as a moral being is the faculty of self-control.


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

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The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.



The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.



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The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.



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No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.



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All Socialism involves slavery.



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



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This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.



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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.



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