A Treatise on the Passions and Affections of the Mind, Philosophical, Ethical, and Theological: In a Series of Disquisitions, in which are Traced, the Moral History of Man, in His Pursuits, Powers, and Motives of Action, and the Means of Obtaining Permanent Well-being and Happiness, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 - Christianity |
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... censure , and to deno- minate Virtues or Vices , are of a relative nature . The approved actions and propensities that are merely personal , in which we conceive of the moral agent individually , and as detached from his social ...
... censure , and to deno- minate Virtues or Vices , are of a relative nature . The approved actions and propensities that are merely personal , in which we conceive of the moral agent individually , and as detached from his social ...
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... censure and disgrace : there is a de- gree of pain in modest diffidence ; but it is amply recompensed by the glow of satisfaction , derived from the favourable opinion of others ; and by the encouragement thus inspired , that the ...
... censure and disgrace : there is a de- gree of pain in modest diffidence ; but it is amply recompensed by the glow of satisfaction , derived from the favourable opinion of others ; and by the encouragement thus inspired , that the ...
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... censure his extreme folly ; but when the disadvantages of his folly are confined to himself , we shall not charge him with criminality . On the other hand , the man who steadily pursues his own good , without undue infringement upon o ...
... censure his extreme folly ; but when the disadvantages of his folly are confined to himself , we shall not charge him with criminality . On the other hand , the man who steadily pursues his own good , without undue infringement upon o ...
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... censure . Right conduct is ONE ; deviations ad- mit of various degrees ; and the completion of a particular act , may frequently depend upon the nicest circumstances . Caution , for example , may indicate a commendable prudence , in one ...
... censure . Right conduct is ONE ; deviations ad- mit of various degrees ; and the completion of a particular act , may frequently depend upon the nicest circumstances . Caution , for example , may indicate a commendable prudence , in one ...
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... censured much more than their opposite virtues are applauded . They are reproved as disgraceful violations of those laws of conduct which interest , propriety , and decency , teach every rational being to approve and admire . They are ...
... censured much more than their opposite virtues are applauded . They are reproved as disgraceful violations of those laws of conduct which interest , propriety , and decency , teach every rational being to approve and admire . They are ...
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