"In the case of a person whose desires and impulses are his own—are the expression of his own nature—to whatever the state of perfection—his own mode of laying out his existence is the best, not because it is the best in itself, but because it is his own mode."
"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."
