It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be… — John Stuart Mill
It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.
1861
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Mill, John Stuart. "Utilitarianism." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 2.
Original citation
Mill, John Stuart. "Utilitarianism." Fraser's Magazine, 1861, ch. 2.
