Henry Sidgwick famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

We think so because all other people think so; Or because-or because-after all, we do think so; Or because we were told so, and think we must think so; Or because we once thought so, and think we still think so; Or because, having thought so, we think we will think so.
-- Henry Sidgwick

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One has to kill a few of oneâ€™s natural selves to let the rest grow â€” a very painful slaughter of innocents.
-- Henry Sidgwick

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I do not see why the axiom of Prudence should not be questioned, when it conflicts with present inclination, on a ground similar to that on which Egoists refuse to admit the axiom of Rational Benevolence. If the Utilitarian has to answer the question, 'Why should I sacrifice my own happiness for the greater happiness of another?' it must surely be admissible to ask the Egoist 'Why should I sacrifice a present pleasure for a greater one in the future? Why should I concern myself about my own future feelings any more than about the feelings of other persons?'
-- Henry Sidgwick

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Reason shows me that if my happiness is desirable and good, the equal happiness of any other person must be equally desirable.
-- Henry Sidgwick

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One has to kill a few of one’s natural selves to let the rest grow — a very painful slaughter of innocents.
-- Henry Sidgwick

#Self #Painful #Natural
Society is like a schoolmaster who estimates boys according to their conformity to a standard that is easiest for running a school.
-- Henry Sidgwick

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There are men that teach best by not teaching at all.
The necessity of knowing a little about a great many things is the most grievous burden of our day. It deprives us of leisure on the one hand, and of scholarship on the other.
Even more exasperating than the guy who thinks he knows it all is the one who really does.
Doubt is not below knowledge, but above it.
One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community.
The interesting adults are always the school failures, the weird ones, the losers, the malcontents, this isnâ€™t wishful thinking. Itâ€™s the rule.
My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.
Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.
The question of boundaries is a major question of the Jewish people because the Jews are the great experts of crossing boundaries. They have a sense of identity inside themselves that doesn't permit them to cross boundaries with other people.
Money has no color. If you can build a better mousetrap, it won't matter whether you're black or white. People will buy it.

Henry Sidgwick famous quotes

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