Jeremy Bentham

"Time is the measure of all things, and patience the measure of time."

"A reformer should be a man of patience and fortitude."

"The public good is the only legitimate goal of government."

"To understand justice, one must first understand self-interest."

"Nature has made pleasure and pain the lords of mankind."

"The more refined a man becomes, the more he desires true happiness."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"A thinking person cannot remain unchanged by the world."

"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to abandon comfortable lies."

"Happiness is not a destination but a direction of travel."

"The only true power is the power to make people happy."

"Every man is the architect of his own happiness or misery."

"The greatest wisdom is in the recognition of one's own limitations."

"Progress requires both vision and the practical means to achieve it."

"To judge a society, look at how it treats its most vulnerable members."

"All suffering has meaning only if it leads to greater understanding."

"The path to happiness is paved with rational choices and self-awareness."

"A man of principle is rare, but invaluable to any nation."

"Hope without action is mere fantasy; action without hope is despair."