A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule.
JOHN STUART MILLA profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule.
JOHN STUART MILLMen do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
JOHN STUART MILLTo mistake money for wealth, is the same sort of error as to mistake the highway which may be the easiest way of getting to your house or lands, for the house and lands themselves.
JOHN STUART MILLLiberty consists in doing what one desires.
JOHN STUART MILLSo Long as we do not harm others we should be free to think, speak, act, & live as we see fit, without molestation from individuals, law, or gov’t.
JOHN STUART MILLLet not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
JOHN STUART MILLSolitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society can ill do without.
JOHN STUART MILLAsk yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.
JOHN STUART MILLNo slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense of the word, as a wife is.
JOHN STUART MILLA great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them.
JOHN STUART MILLAll silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.
JOHN STUART MILLHowever unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved by the consideration that, however true it may be, if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth.
JOHN STUART MILLThere is the greatest difference between presuming an opinion to be true, because, with every opportunity for contesting it, it has not been refuted, and assuming its truth for the purpose of not permitting its refutation.
JOHN STUART MILLThe object of universities is not to make skillful lawyers, physicians or engineers. It is to make capable and cultivated human beings.
JOHN STUART MILLIn the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.
JOHN STUART MILLEvery great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
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