John Stuart Mill Utilitarianism Definition

'(A)ctions are right in proportion as they tend to promote love; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of love. By love is intended pleasure and the absence of pain; by hatred, pain and the privation of pleasure.'

'(A)ctions are right in proportion as they tend to promote wealth; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of wealth. By wealth is intended pleasure and the absence of pain; by poverty, pain and the privation of pleasure.'

'(A)ctions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain and the privation of pleasure.'

'(A)ctions are right in proportion as they tend to promote Heaven; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of Heaven. By Heaven is intended pleasure and the absence of pain; by Hell, pain and the privation of pleasure.'