Jeremy Bentham

"When a man can see further than others it is usually because he has stood on the shoulders of giants."

"The pain of loss is in proportion to the affection."

"The science of political science is as yet in its infancy."

"To do nothing is to not live, but merely to exist."

"The true object of universal benevolence is the happiness of all beings."

"The springs of action are in the mind, and the mind is in the body."

"The greatest enemy of good health is good living in excess."

"Liberty and necessity are perfectly compatible."

"To be aware of the difficulty is to be aware of the necessity for remedy."

"The safety and prosperity of a nation depends on the morality of its people."

"Every deviation from truth is a degradation of human intellect."

"The art of winning is the art of minimizing error."

"History is the arbiter of past time, the light of truth, the life of memory."

"To perfect one's character is the goal of all education."

"The true measure of excellence is utility, not beauty alone."

"In every human heart there is a struggle between the forces of good and evil."

"Knowledge without practice is mere theory; practice without knowledge is blind."

"The discipline of nations is not through punishment, but through reward."

"A person becomes truly strong only when they cease to seek approval from others."

"The foundation of any free society is the education of its people."

"To be anxious about the future is to live in the region of illusion."

"The greatest fruit of self-sufficiency is freedom."

"Nature intended women to be slaves."

"The principle of utility approves of every action according to its tendency to promote happiness."

"To know thyself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The law is not an instrument of justice, but an instrument of control."

"True courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle."

"To understand the present, we must know the past."

"The mind has great influence over the body."