The Principles of Ethics, Vol 1 Quotes

“How often misused words generate misleading thoughts”
― Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Ethics, Vol 1

“Ethics has to recognize the truth, recognized in unethical thought, that egoism comes before altruism. The acts required for continued self-preservation, including the enjoyment of benefits achieved by such acts, are the first requisites to universal welfare. Unless each duly cares for himself, his care for all others is ended by death; and if each thus dies, there remain no others to be cared for.”
― Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Ethics, Vol 1