Quote by Thomas Huxley
I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every

I take it that the good of mankind means the attainment, by every man, of all the happiness which he can enjoy without diminishing the happiness of his fellow men. – Thomas Huxley

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I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. – Thomas Huxley

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The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Teach a man to read and write, and you have put into his hands the great keys of the wisdom box. But it is quite another thing to open the box. – Thomas Huxley

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Joy is more divine than sorrow; for joy is bread, and sorrow is medicine. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Feminisms agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness. – Susan Faludi

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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. – Chinese Proverb

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Isn’t it cool when the days that are supposed to feel good, actually do? – Jim Carrey

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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. – Helen Keller

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Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions reality can be attained only by someone who is detached. – Simone Weil

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The desolation and terror of, for the first time, realizing that the mother can lose you, or you her, and your own abysmal loneliness and helplessness without her. – Francis Thompson

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It looks good when you see someone kicking at the age of 51 with no double. Its kinda cool for people to know that past 50 we can keep flexible. – Jean Claude Van Damme

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