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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

John Stuart Mill

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
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Average General Kind Man World
It is not because men’s desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
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Act Conscience Desire Man Sick Strong Weakness
Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom.
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Atmosphere Breathe Freedom Genius
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.
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Development Himself Person Value
In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.
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Affirmation Correct Debate Intellectual Wrong
All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.
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Assumption Discussion Fall Silence
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 exercise of ours.
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Act Exercise Ourselves Right Way
One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.
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Belief Equality Interest Person
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism.
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Crush Despotism Individual
The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.
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Advancement Custom Human Obstacle
A man and still more the woman, who can be accused either of doing “what nobody does,” or of not doing “what everybody does,” is the subject of as much depreciatory remark as if he or she had committed some grave moral delinquency.
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Grave Man Moral Remark Woman
The fatal tendency of mankind to leave off thinking about a thing when it is no longer doubtful is the cause of half their errors.
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Errors Fatal Mistake Reason Tendency Thinking
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 to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
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Deserve Effort Freedom Name Pursue
Stupidity is much the same all the world over.
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Stupidity World
Persons of genius, it is true, are, and are always likely to be, a small minority; but in order to have them, it is necessary to preserve the soil in which they grow.
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Genius Growth Minority Person Preserve Small
Liberty consists in doing what one desires.
JOHN STUART MILL

Desire Liberty Oneself

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

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