What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
John Stuart MillEducation makes a man a more intelligent shoemaker, if that be his occupation, but not by teaching him how to make shoes; it does so by the mental exercise it gives, and the habits it impresses.
John Stuart MillPopular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth.
John Stuart MillEvery established fact which is too bad to admit of any other defence is always presented to us as an injunction of religion.
John Stuart Mill