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His Quotes by John Stuart Mill
- A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable…
- 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…
- The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to…
- The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself.
- 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…
- The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which…
- We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in…
- The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable…
- He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.
More His Quotes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale
- Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold
- I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know that each… — Antonin Artaud