The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
Quote by Herbert Spencer
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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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Herbert Spencer Quotes
- Science is organized knowledge.
- Education has for its object the formation of character.
- Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
- In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.
- The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing.
- The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
- We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
- Science is organized knowledge.
- Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.
- Marriage: A word which should be pronounced 'mirage'.
Best Quotes
- Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can all of them make me laugh.
- I love doing normal things - movies, shopping, going out with friends, writing, reading, taking hot bubble baths - that's a big one for relaxation. I also love to go to art and history museums.
- Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class.
- Acting is invigorating. But I don't analyse it too much. It's like a dog smelling where it's going to do its toilet in the morning.
- Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
- It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
- Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.
- Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
- I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.
- Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's something I experience, but that's not where I live.