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

Quote by Francis Hutcheson

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

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

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

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

Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning

Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning

Never act until you have clearly answered the question: What happens if I do nothing?

Never act until you have clearly answered the question: What happens if I do nothing?

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...

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it

You are where you are right now because of the actions you've taken, or maybe,...

You are where you are right now because of the actions you've taken, or maybe,...

Act quickly, think slowly.

Act quickly, think slowly.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Action is transitory a step, a blow, The motion of a muscle, this way or...

Action is transitory a step, a blow, The motion of a muscle, this way or...

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

Speech is the image of actions

Speech is the image of actions

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least...

All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least...

The great words only backed with the right, corresponding and timely action go in the...

The great words only backed with the right, corresponding and timely action go in the...

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

The doer is merely a fiction added to the deed the deed is everything.

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the...

While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the...

Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is...

Of liberty I would say that, in the whole plenitude of its extent, it is...

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

I always give low value to talks; only after growing through action we should start...

I always give low value to talks; only after growing through action we should start...