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Quote by Francis Hutcheson
That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. – Francis Hutcheson

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For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope of mankind, because it spells out so vividly the kind of happiness that most people actually want, regardless of what they are told they ought to want. – Ferdinand Mount

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My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didnt have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family. – Dave Grohl

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Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. – Joseph Butler

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Enjoyment is just the sound of being centered. – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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