 It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question. The other...  Utilitarianism - Page 22by John Stuart Mill - 1887 - 149 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New Church gen. confer - 1879 - 622 pages
...satisfied, better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool or the pig are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the i John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, p. 17. question."i To this we subscribe. He who is not dissatisfied... | |
 | English periodicals - 1863 - 532 pages
...satisfied ; better to be Socrates " dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And, " if the fool and»the pig are of a different ' opinion, it is because they only...The other party to the comparison knows both sides. From this verdict of the ' only competent judges I apprehend ' there can bo no appeal. On a ques" tion,... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - History - 1864 - 406 pages
...Socrates dissatisfied, than a fool satisfied. And if the fool or the pig are of a different opinion, it if because they only know their own side of the question....comparison knows both sides. It may be objected, that many wh/> are capable of the higher pleasures, occasionally, under the influence of temptation, postpone... | |
 | Religion - 1864 - 524 pages
...satisfied ; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool or the pig are of a different opinion, it is because they only know...other party to the comparison knows both sides."' In language still more beautiful, and still more unlike the vulgar selfishness which often passes by... | |
 | Bible - 1864 - 524 pages
...satisfied ; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool or the pig are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of tbe question. The other party to the comparison knows both sides. "T In language still more beautiful,... | |
 | Book, H. A. - 1865 - 184 pages
...satisfied ; better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool and the pig are of a different opinion, it is because they only know...The other party to the comparison knows both sides. From this verdict of the only competent judges, I apprehend there is no appeal. On a question, which... | |
 | 1879 - 736 pages
...a pig satisfied : better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. If the pig or the fool is of a different opinion, it is because they only...The other party to the comparison knows both sides. In the pages which follow there is much nobleness and deration of thought. But where is the logic?... | |
 | Henry Attwell - Quotations - 1870 - 314 pages
...satisfied ; better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool and the pig are of a different opinion, it is because they only know...The other party to the comparison knows both sides. From this verdict of the only competent judges, I apprehend there is no appeal. On a question, which... | |
 | Henry Attwell - Quotations - 1870 - 314 pages
...satisfied ; better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool and the pig are ot a different opinion, it is because they only know...The other party to the comparison knows both sides. From this verdict of the only competent judges, I apprehend there is no appeal. On a question, which... | |
 | Alexander Bain - English language - 1879 - 396 pages
...(Scott). ' My lord says that nobody wears their own hair ' (Thackeray). ' If the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question ' (JS Mill). Concord of Tenses. II. There is also a certain congruity of Tenses to be observed. Contemporaneous... | |
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