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It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill 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 them for the injury.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill The spirit of improvement is not always a spirit of liberty, for it may aim at forcing improvements on an unwilling people.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill He who does anything because it is the custom, makes no choice.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill Solitude 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 MillJohn Stuart Mill The price paid for intellectual pacification is the sacrifice of the entire moral courage of the human mind.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry