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
- The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship.
- Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.
- The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
- Government is essentially immoral.
- Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
- We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
- Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
- Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
- 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 wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.
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