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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... happiness we are rendered capable of enjoy- ing , and the misery to which we are exposed , manifests that the state of well - being , in the hu- man species , depends principally upon the feelings of the 10 INTRODUCTION .
... happiness we are rendered capable of enjoy- ing , and the misery to which we are exposed , manifests that the state of well - being , in the hu- man species , depends principally upon the feelings of the 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... feelings of the Mind . Corporeal indulgences are not only transient , but they are comparatively few . The most numerous , as well as the most exalted and durable pleasures are mental . The delicate en- joyments derived from the ...
... feelings of the Mind . Corporeal indulgences are not only transient , but they are comparatively few . The most numerous , as well as the most exalted and durable pleasures are mental . The delicate en- joyments derived from the ...
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... feeling their importance , that a predilection is formed . When proper Desires are excited , rational inducements operate as they ought ; and these will rise into Motives , if they be not effectually opposed by other induce- ments and ...
... feeling their importance , that a predilection is formed . When proper Desires are excited , rational inducements operate as they ought ; and these will rise into Motives , if they be not effectually opposed by other induce- ments and ...
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... feeling , in consequence of a compliance , or of a resistance , to the inducements of the moment . VII . The contest of opposite inducements is at length terminated by the Resolution which the mind forms , previously to the ...
... feeling , in consequence of a compliance , or of a resistance , to the inducements of the moment . VII . The contest of opposite inducements is at length terminated by the Resolution which the mind forms , previously to the ...
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... to future . consequences . Imprudence is mostly governed by the present feelings , and is hurried into action by the impulse of the moment . It is -4 occasioned by a quick and vivid perception of some quality 36 VIRTUE OF.
... to future . consequences . Imprudence is mostly governed by the present feelings , and is hurried into action by the impulse of the moment . It is -4 occasioned by a quick and vivid perception of some quality 36 VIRTUE OF.
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