I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his...

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his...

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend...

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend...

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently...

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently...

Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience...

Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience...

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be...

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be...

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself...

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded...

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded...

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power...

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power...

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons...

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons...

It is as certain that many opinions, now general, will be rejected by future ages,...

It is as certain that many opinions, now general, will be rejected by future ages,...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.

Language is the light of the mind

Language is the light of the mind

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently...

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently...

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was...

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was...