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The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. – Jeremy Bentham

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The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a days time they will have turned it into a Hell. – Jeremy Bentham

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Poverty
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Jeremy Bentham
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Happiness, or misery, is in the mind. It is the mind that lives. – William Cobbett

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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. – John Stuart Mill

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It is a comely fashion to be glad; Joy is the grace we say to God. – Jean Ingelow

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The Constitution guarantees us our rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thats all. It doesnt guarantee our rights to charity. – Jesse Ventura

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