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Benthamwasinmanyrespectsachildthroughlife：(150*)achildinsimplicity，goodhumour，andvivacity；hishealthwasunbroken；heknewnogreatsorrow；
andafteremergingfromthediscouragementofhisyouth，hewasplacidlycontemplatingacontinuousgrowthoffameandinfluence。Heissaidtohaveexpressedthewisthathecouldawakeonceinacenturytocontemplatethprospectofaworldgraduallyadoptinghisprinciplesandsomakingsteadyprogressinhappinessandwisdom。
Nomancouldleadasimplerlife。Hischiefluxuriesattablewerefruit，bread，andtea。Hehada’sacredteapot’calledDick，withassociationsofitsown，andcarefullyregulateditsfunctions。Herefrainedfromwineduringthegreatestpartofhislife，andwasneverguiltyofasingleactofintemperance。
Inlaterlifehetookadailyhalf-glassofMadeira。Hewasscrupulouslyneatinperson，andworeaQuaker-likebrowncoat，browncassimerebreeches，whiteworstedstockingsandastrawhat。Hewalkedor’rathertrotted’withhisstickDapple，andtookhis’ante-prandial’andother’circumgyrations’
withabsolutepunctuality。Helovedpets；hehadaseriesofattachedcats；
andcherishedthememoryofa’beautifulpig’atHendon，andofadonkeyatFordAbbey。Heencouragedmicetoplayinhisstudy——atastewhichinvolvedsometroublewithhiscats，andsuggestsproblemsastothegreatesthappinessofthegreatestnumber。Kindnesstoanimalswasanessentialpointofhismoralcreed。’Iloveeverything，’hesaid，’thathasfourlegs。’Hehadapassionforflowers，andtriedtointroduceusefulplants。Helovedmusic——especiallyHandel——andhadanorganinhishouse。Hecarednothingforpoetry：’Prose，’hesaid，(151*)’iswhenallthelinesexceptthelastgoontothemargin。Poetryiswhensomeofthemfallshortofit。’Hewascourteousandattentivetohisguests，thoughoccasionallyirritablewhenhisfavouritecrotchetsweretransgressed，orespeciallyifhisfixedhoursofworkwerederanged。
Hisregularityinliteraryworkwasabsolute。Helivedbyatime-table，workinginthemorningandturningoutfromtentofifteenfoliopagesdaily。
Hereadthenewspapersregularly，butfewbooks，andcarednothingforcriticismsonhisownwritings。Hisonlysubstantialmealwasadinneratsixorhalf-past，towhichheoccasionallyadmittedafewfriendsasahighprivilege。Helikedtodiscussthetopicsofwhichhismindwasfull，andmadenotesbeforehandofparticularpointstobeintroducedinconversation。Hewasinvariablyinaccessibletovisitors，evenfamousones，likelytodistracthisthoughts。
’TellMrBenthamthatMrRichardLovellEdgeworthdesirestoseehim。’’TellMrRichardLovellEdgeworththatMrBenthamdoesnotdesiretoseehim’wasthereply。WhenMme。deStaelcametoEngland，shesaidtoDumont：’TellBenthamIshallseenobodytillIhaveseenhim。’’Iamsorryforit，’saidBentham，’forthenshewillneverseeanybody。’AndhesummeduphisopinionofthefamousauthorofCorinnebycallingher’atrumperymagpie。’(152*)
ThereisasimplicityandvivacityaboutsomeofthesayingsreportedbyBowring，whichprovethatBenthamcouldta
