Creative Quotations from . . .
Herbert Spencer
(1820-1903) born on
Apr 27
English naturalist, philosopher. He applied Darwin's theory of evolution to philosophy and popularized the idea of "survival of the fittest;" wrote "Principles of Sociology," 1876-96.
         
   
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F
It was remarked to me by the late Mr. Charles Roupell . . . that to play billiards well was a sign of an ill-spent youth.

R
When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion.
A
Only when genius is married to science, can the biggest results be produced.
N
In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.
K
The survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr. Darwin has called "natural selection, or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life."
 


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: In "Life and Letters of Spencer," ch. 20, by Duncan.
R: In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994.
A: In "Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations," ed. Jason Shulman & Isaac Asimov, 1988.
N: In "Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations," ed. Jason Shulman & Isaac Asimov, 1988.
K: "Principles of Biology," pt 3, ch. 12, 1864-1867.
 

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