Jeremy Bentham Quotes

As to the evil which results from a censorship, it is impossible to measure it, for it is impossible to tell where it ends.

Jeremy Bentham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: February 15, 1748 - June 6, 1832

Topics

EvilImpossibleMeasureResultsTell

We need to engage rather than educate people.

Jochen Zeitz

PeopleNeedEngageEducateRather

Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end - it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you're dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy.

John Boyega

HappyPeopleRealityEndFeelYou

I try to get people thinking, to consider their pasts and presents, ultimately encouraging them and giving them the tools to embrace the work of reshaping their lives.

John Bradshaw

WorkPeopleThinkingToolsGiving

Sometimes, when the wind hits hard and icicles form on the sea cliffs, we can all come together - and at those times, we are at our best.

John Burnside

SeaBestTogetherWindSometimes

You have within you many strong and cruel enemies to overcome. You must know that there are still a thousand ties which you must break. No one can tell you what they are; only you can tell by looking at yourself and into your heart.

Johannes Tauler

HeartYourselfLookingStrongYou

I've never had a roommate, even when I was growing up.

Jennette McCurdy

Growing UpGrowingNeverUpEven

Nutrition isn't the only problem; our children also aren't getting enough exercise.

Matt Cartwright

ChildrenProblemEnoughExerciseOur

Fear is a noose that binds until it strangles.

Jean Toomer

FearBindsUntil

As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of their own, no matter what their nationality, or indeed mine. This is the way sport should be.

Rory McIlroy

I AmPeopleMeWorldTreatWay

I can write anywhere that's quiet. I have a study in my apartment, but I often work in the kitchen of a house that we rent in the country.

Jonathan Galassi

WorkKitchenHouseQuietI CanRent

Such evidence is not the only kind which produces belief; though positivism maintains that it is the only kind which ought to produce so high a degree of confidence as all minds have or can be made to have through their agreements.

Chauncey Wright

ConfidenceKindBeliefMindsHigh

It's funny with jeans now, because if they don't feel like a pair of sweatpants, I don't have patience for them anymore! I think I'm becoming increasingly lazy.

Claire Danes

FunnyPatienceThinkFeelNowLazy

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