John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and ci...
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.
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.
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.
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.
The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it. John Stuart Mill
The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality. John Stuart Mill
All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.