Jeremy Bentham

"The pursuit of knowledge is the pursuit of truth."

"The foundation of law is justice; the foundation of justice is truth."

"The greatest good is the absence of pain and the presence of pleasure."

"The nature of man is to seek pleasure and avoid pain."

"To establish justice is to establish peace."

"The measure of a society is the measure of its greatest happiness."

"The art of government is the art of making people happy."

"The true strength of a man lies in his reason."

"The foundation of all knowledge is experience."

"Happiness is the result of virtue; suffering is the result of vice."

"The greatest wisdom is the wisdom of knowing what we do not know."

"The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but Can they suffer?"

"It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong."

"Nature has placed mankind under two sovereign masters, pleasure and pain."

"Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove."

"The utility of all these arts and sciences...is the promotion of happiness."

"Prudence is a virtue, and imprudence a vice, but only with respect to a man's own happiness."

"Every law is an evil, for every law is an infraction of liberty."

"The principle of utility recognizes this subjection, and makes it the foundation of morals and legislation."

"Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny."

"Sincerity is not compatible with either prudence or policy."

"The day may come when the rest of the animal creation may acquire those rights which never could have been withheld from them."

"He who lies has no idea what a serious matter it is."

"All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil."

"Disappointment and regret are the two fruits of rashness."

"The fool has said in his heart there is no God; the knave says it with his mouth."

"Extend compassion to all living creatures."

"Whoever attempts to discourage a man from pursuing happiness is his enemy."

"Expectations may differ regarding what produces happiness, but the pursuit itself is universal."

"Knowledge is power, and power is happiness."