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Jeremy Bentham

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Biography - Jeremy Bentham:

English philosopher and jurist. He regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism.
Born: 1748 - Died: 1832
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Create all the happiness you are able to create: remove all the misery you are able to remove.


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Advice to a young girl

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.



Create all the happiness you are able to create: remove all the misery you are able to remove.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Créez tout le bonheur que vous êtes capable de créer : supprimez toute la misère que vous êtes capable de supprimer.

German
Schaffen Sie all das Glück, das Sie schaffen können; beseitigen Sie all das Elend, das Sie beseitigen können.




See also 

See also...



We must cultivate our garden.

Joy is the transition of man from a less to a greater perfection.

Of all the sciences needful for men, the chief one is the knowledge of how to live, doing as little harm as possible; and of all arts, the most important is that which teaches how to avoid evil, and how to produce good with the least violence.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches: One to fear and sorrow, real poverty.

You want peace: create love.




Quotes for: happiness


Quotes

Quotes about happiness:


I have decided to be happy because it's good for my health.





Happiness is sometimes hidden in the unknown.





The world of the happy man is a different one from that of the unhappy man.





Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.





A happy life, therefore, is one which is in accordance with its own nature.





Nothing is ever finished ; only a little happiness is needed for everything to begin again.











Quotes

Jeremy Bentham also said...


Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.





Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being? The time will come when humanity will extend its mantle over everything which breathes.












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