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The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. ↗

— Joseph Butler

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Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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The said truth is that it is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

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The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoevsky

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My greatest happiness is to serve my gracious King and Country and I am envious only of glory; for if it be a sin to covet glory I am the most offending soul alive. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

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Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole, and not that of any one class. ↗

— Plato

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The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number. ↗

— William Dean Howells

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Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

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