The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell.

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.

Every law is an infraction of liberty.

The addability of the happiness of different subjects is a postulum without which all political reasonings are at a stand

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

Pleasure is in itself a good; nay, even setting aside immunity from pain, the only good.

Happiness is a very pretty thing to feel, but very dry to talk about.