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；