"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that."

"Capacity for the nobler feelings is in most natures a very tender plant, easily killed, not only by hostile influences, but by mere want of sustenance."

"The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means us…"

"The principle of utility is capable of receiving proof, only by showing that the only things desirable as ends are happiness and freedom from pain."

"The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement."