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John Stuart Mill:A person may cause evil to


A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
by John Stuart Mill


John Stuart Mill:The only freedom which deserves


The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
by John Stuart Mill


John Stuart Mill:A man and still more the woman,


A man and still more the woman, who can be accused either of doing 'what nobody does,' or of not doing 'what everybody does,' is...in peril of a commission de lunatico.
by John Stuart Mill


John Stuart Mill:There is one characteristic of


There is one characteristic of the present direction of public opinion peculiarly calculated to make it intolerant of any marked demonstration of individuality. The general average of mankind are not only moderate in intellect, but also moderate in inclinations; they have no tastes or wishes strong enough to incline them to do anything unusual, and they consequently do not understand those who have, and class all such with the wild and intemperate who they are accustomed to look down upon.
by John Stuart Mill


Stuart Chase:Sanely applied advertising could


Sanely applied advertising could remake the world.
by Stuart Chase


Thomas English:Less good from genius we may find


Less good from genius we may find than that from perseverance flowing; so have good grist at hand to grind, and keep the mill a-going.
by Thomas English


John Dryden:Honor is but an empty bubble.


Honor is but an empty bubble.
by John Dryden


John Dryden:Dancing is the poetry of the feet.


Dancing is the poetry of the feet.
by John Dryden


John Ray:Misery loves company.


Misery loves company.
by John Ray


John Selden:Syllables govern the world.


Syllables govern the world.
by John Selden


John Bowring:A happy family is but an earlier


A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
by John Bowring


John Dryden:Beware the fury of a patient man.


Beware the fury of a patient man.
by John Dryden


John Dryden:And plenty makes us poor.


And plenty makes us poor.
by John Dryden


John Dryden:Words are but pictures of our


Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
by John Dryden


John Keats:Scenery is fine - but human nature is


Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer.
by John Keats


John Locke:The discipline of desire is the


The discipline of desire is the background of character.
by John Locke


John Locke:All wealth is the product of labor.


All wealth is the product of labor.
by John Locke


John Donne:Love built on beauty, soon as beauty


Love built on beauty, soon as beauty dies.
by John Donne


John Donne:Love built on beauty, soon as beauty,


Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies.
by John Donne


John Dryden:Accurst ambition, how dearly I have


Accurst ambition, how dearly I have bought you.
by John Dryden


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