That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers

Quote by Francis Hutcheson

Topics: Action Quotes, Happiness Quotes

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.

That action is best which provides the greatest happiness for the greatest number

That action is best which provides the greatest happiness for the greatest number

Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothing happens.... Decision...

Decision is the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothing happens.... Decision...

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning

I will die like a true-blue rebel. Don't waste any time in mourning

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction...

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction...

No on should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity,...

No on should abandon duties because he sees defects in them. Every action, every activity,...

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go...

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can...

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can...

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The...

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the...

Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the...

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore...

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore...

So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the...

So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the...