"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally ignorant of the opposite side, he has no ground for preferring either opinion."
"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied."
"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way."
"Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness."
"The person who can be only an easy optimist is a coward."
