The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in...

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in...

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems...

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems...

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and...

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and...

Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of...

Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of...

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in...

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in...

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...

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...

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both...

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both...

Foresight of phenomenon and power over them depend on knowledge of their sequences, and not...

Foresight of phenomenon and power over them depend on knowledge of their sequences, and not...

The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals...

The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals...

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,...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified...

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.

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...

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...

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a...

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.