Jeremy Bentham Quotes


Create all the happiness you are able to create: remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you to add something to the pleasure of others, or to diminish something of their pains. And for every grain of enjoyment you sow in the bosom of another, you shall find a harvest in your own bosom; while every sorrow which you pluck out from the thoughts and feelings of a fellow creature shall be replaced by beautiful peace and joy in the sanctuary of your soul.


Citations

Bentham, Jeremy. Deontology; or, The Science of Morality. Edited by John Bowring, vol. 1, Longman, Rees, Orme, Browne, Green, and Longman, 1834.

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Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
  • Born: February 15, 1748
  • Died: June 6, 1832
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Philosopher

Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.