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Others Quotes by John Stuart Mill
- So Long as we do not harm others we should be free to think, speak, act, & live as we see fit, without molestation from…
- Truths are known to us in two ways: some are known directly, and of themselves; some through the medium of other truths. The former are…
- It is useful while mankind is imperfect that there should be different opinions, so that there should be different experiments of living, that free scope…
- It would be a great misunderstanding of this doctrine to suppose that it is one of selfish indifference about the well-being of others'.
- The best state for human nature is that in which, while no one is poor, no one desires to be richer, nor has any reason…
- In proportion to the development of his individuality, each person becomes more valuable to himself, and is therefore capable of being more valuable to others.…
- No longer enslaved or made dependent by force of law, the great majority are so by force of property; they are still chained to a…
- The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt…
- 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 only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which…
- In a world in which there is so much to interest, so much to enjoy, and so much also to correct and improve, everyone who…
- The art of music is good, for the reason, among others, that it produces pleasure; but what proof is it possible to give that pleasure…
- The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt…
- Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement…
- 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…
More Others Quotes
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge… — Arthur Ashe
- I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some… — Arthur Ashe
- We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and… — Saint Augustine
- Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
- I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets… — Marcus Aurelius
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride… — Jane Austen
- To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. — Jane Austen