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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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The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies. ↗

— Walter Annenberg

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The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers. ↗

— Francis Hutcheson

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Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence. ↗

— Sydney Smith

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The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action. ↗

— Madame de Stael

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