Jeremy Bentham

"Every man has a conscience; the strongest incentive is his own happiness."

"Idleness is the absence of occupation; ease is the absence of effort."

"The human condition is a state of perpetual necessity."

"Good morals flow from good motives."

"The art of legislation is to unite a generous will with a wise understanding."

"The principle of sympathy and antipathy produces what is called sentiment."

"The interests of every individual are the same with the interests of society."

"The love of money is the love of life."

"Suffering is the test of all virtue; pain is the price of progress."

"The art of instruction is the art of making the pupil desire to learn."

"The source of all real and lasting goodness is sincerity."

"The test of truth is whether it stands the test of experience."

"The business of the legislator is to promote the happiness of society."

"The foundation of morality is the pursuit of happiness."

"It is in the absence of government that the greatest freedom exists."

"The highest happiness is reserved for the few; it can never be universal."

"The science of legislation is the science of human happiness."

"To know human nature is to know the springs of action."

"The cultivation of reason is the foundation of all virtue."

"The greatest happiness of the greatest number requires wisdom and justice."

"The voice of reason is often drowned by the passions of men."

"The foundation of all morals is utility; the foundation of all politics is power."

"To promote virtue is to promote happiness; to diminish vice is to diminish suffering."

"The law is a command backed by the threat of punishment."

"The essence of virtue lies in the pursuit of the greatest happiness."

"The true science of politics is the science of human happiness."

"In the calculation of felicity, each man counts but as one and no more than one."

"The exercise of reason is the exercise of freedom."

"The art of living well is the art of dying well."

"The happiness of the individual is the happiness of society."