John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and ci...
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind. John Stuart Mill
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality. John Stuart Mill
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends. John Stuart Mill
Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. John Stuart Mill
Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
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.
So true is that unnatural generally means only uncustomary, and that everything which is usual appears natural. John Stuart Mill
So true is that unnatural generally means only uncustomary, and that everything which is usual appears natural.
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.
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.
Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience. John Stuart Mill
Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being. John Stuart Mill
It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being.
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs. John Stuart Mill
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it. John Stuart Mill
The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.