Herbert Spencer1820–1903The quotations of
Herbert Spencer
English philosopher and political theorist
1820–1903
11 quotes, most often on Freedom, Science and Truth & Lies.
- Social Statics (1851), Pt. IV, Ch. 30: General Considerations
- First Principles (1862), Pt. I, The Unknowable; Ch. I, Religion and Science
The saying that beauty is but skin deep is but a skin-deep saying.
Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative (1891), Vol. 2, Ch. XIV, Personal Beauty- First Principles (1862), Pt. I, The Unknowable
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative (1891), Vol. 3, Ch. IX, State-Tamperings with Money and Banks- The Man versus the State (1884), “The Coming Slavery”
- Social Statics (1851), Pt. II, Ch. 17: The Rights of Children
- The Development Hypothesis (1852)
- The Principles of Ethics (1897), Part IV: The Ethics of Social Life: Justice, Ch. 6, The Formula of Justice
- Social Statics (1851), Part I, Ch. 2: The Evanescence of Evil, § 1
- “What Knowledge Is of Most Worth?” (1859), in Education (1861), Ch. 1
