John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and ci...
Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. John Stuart Mill
Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead. John Stuart Mill
No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead.
How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds? John Stuart Mill
How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds?
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak. John Stuart Mill
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field. John Stuart Mill
Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. John Stuart Mill
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. John Stuart Mill
One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury. John Stuart Mill
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.
He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation. John Stuart Mill
He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation.
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives. John Stuart Mill
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.
To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors. John Stuart Mill
To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.
