Quotes having the keyword Desirable
All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a means to the promotion of pleasure and the prevention of pain.
by John Stuart Mill (Philosopher, English , born in 1970) keywords: desirable, either, inherent, means, pain, pleasure, prevention, promotion, themselves , things
Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure.
by John Stuart Mill (Philosopher, English , born in 1970) keywords: almost, any, both, decided, desirable, experience, feeling, give, irrespective, moral, more, obligation, pleasure, pleasures, prefer, preference, two , which
Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.
by John Stuart Mill (Philosopher, English , born in 1970) topics: Freedom keywords: desirable, freedom, pain , pleasure
Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible.
by Talcott Parsons (Sociologist, American , born in 1902) keywords: among, character, desirable, diversity, great, intellectual, milieu, personal, possible, represented, respect, satisfactory, social, those , tradition
Fathers like to have children good-natured, well-behaved, and comfortable, but how to put them in that desirable condition is out of their philosophy.
by Ernestine Rose (Activist , born in 1810) keywords: children, comfortable, condition, desirable, fathers, good-natured, how, out, philosophy, put, their , them
Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.
by Bertrand Russell (Philosopher, British , born in 1872) keywords: activities, compulsion, consists, desirable, discipline, external, habits, lead, mind, rather, right, spontaneously, than, undesirable , which
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
by Mark Twain (Author, American , born in 1970) keywords: charm, desirable, forbidden, makes , unspeakably
Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours.
by William Vickrey (Educator, Canadian , born in 1914) keywords: accept, any, available, desirable, employment, find, hours, job, living, ought, paying, person, practically, reasonably, responsible, situation, wage, which, willing , within
