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Quote by Herbert Spencer

“Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host.”

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Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, sociologist, and writer, best known for his theory of social Darwinism. His ideas had a profound impact on social and political theories of the late 19th century. more

“Surely in much talk there cannot choose but be much vanity. Loquacity is the fistula of the mind,--ever-running and almost incurable, let every man, therefore, be a Phocion or Pythagorean, to speak briefly to the point or not at all; let him labor like them of Crete, to show more wit in his discourse than words, and not to pour out of his mouth a flood of the one, when he can hardly wring out of his brains a drop of the other.”

Men Mind Shows Running Speak Brain Mouths Labor Wit Every Man Vanity Flood Discourse Crete

Author:Herbert Spencer

“The honester the man, the worse luck.”

Men Honesty He Man Luck

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“But we are not going to be able to survive on this limited planet if the population keeps on growing: there isn't going to be anything left.”

Ifs Reality Able Left Growing Planets Population

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“There is nothing like it for morale to be reminded that the years are passing - ever more quickly - and that bits are dropping off the ancient frame. But it is nice to be remembered at all.”

Years Bits Nice Ancient Passing Passings Remembered Dropping Morale

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“Books are certainly old fashioned, but only people with a very limited perception are silly enough to condemn ideas because of their age. It is, of course, equally silly to condemn the new fangled simply because it is strange.”

People Book Ideas Enough Age Courses Strange Perception Silly Old Fashioned

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“As so often happens, I discover that it would have been better to keep my mouth shut.”

Has Beens Happens Communication Mouths

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“It is an old cliche to say that the future is in the hands of the young. This is no longer true. The quality of life to be enjoyed or the existence to be survived by our children and future generations is in our hands now.”

Children Hands Young Existence Quality Generations Future Our Children Enjoyed Survived Future Generation Quality Of Life Cliche

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“For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest.”

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“I must confess that I am interested in leisure in the same way that a poor man is interested in money.”

Men Way Interest Poor Leisure Poor Man

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