Jeremy Bentham

"The greatest good for the greatest number demands we abandon private interest."

"Dignity is the quality which makes a man think well of himself."

"Custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but utility is objective."

"The pursuit of happiness is both natural and necessary."

"Mankind has not yet learned to live together in peace."

"To create happiness, one must first understand what causes suffering."

"A man without education is a condemned prisoner."

"The principle of utility is the foundation of all morality."

"Society is nothing more than the union of individual interests."

"The future is uncertain, but we must act as if our actions matter."

"Poverty is the worst form of violence."

"The state exists only to serve the happiness of its citizens."

"To live is to choose between pains; happiness is choosing the lesser pain."

"All rights are rooted in the right to happiness."

"A lie is the attempt to bridge the gap between what is and what we wish to be."

"The human mind is capable of understanding almost anything if given sufficient time."

"Selfishness is not evil; it is the honest acknowledgment of our nature."

"Every person has the right to pursue their own happiness without infringing on others."

"The test of all progress is whether it increases human happiness."

"Gratitude is the remembrance of the heart."

"The most dangerous man is one who believes his own righteousness."

"What produces the greatest pleasure for the greatest number is right."

"A free man thinks only of equality; a slave thinks of nothing but freedom."

"The purpose of punishment is not retribution but prevention."

"Imagination is the beginning of creation and the architect of possibility."

"The unexamined life is indeed not worth living, though Socrates said it first."

"To be happy is to be in control of one's circumstances and desires."

"All motivation springs from the desire for pleasure or the avoidance of pain."

"The first principle of good government is the happiness of the governed."