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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... , of the 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 .
... , of the 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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... misery . The pleasures of sense , when most innocent , are still of a very transient nature . They are only to be enjoyed periodically ; and if we possess no other resources , the mind sinks into a dull vacuity , into a listless ...
... misery . The pleasures of sense , when most innocent , are still of a very transient nature . They are only to be enjoyed periodically ; and if we possess no other resources , the mind sinks into a dull vacuity , into a listless ...
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... misery ; it may dispose us to bewail those intellectual improvements , which have inspired a keen sensation of our wants , by augmenting our acquaintance with the things to be enjoyed . * IX . We have remarked , upon a former occasion ...
... misery ; it may dispose us to bewail those intellectual improvements , which have inspired a keen sensation of our wants , by augmenting our acquaintance with the things to be enjoyed . * IX . We have remarked , upon a former occasion ...
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... misery ; the principles which ought to be the rules of action ; and the motives by which it is expect- ed that intelligent and social beings should be uniformly governed . These subjects shall occu- py our attention in the following ...
... misery ; the principles which ought to be the rules of action ; and the motives by which it is expect- ed that intelligent and social beings should be uniformly governed . These subjects shall occu- py our attention in the following ...
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... misery , than success could confer of benefit . It implants patience in painful and distressing situations , while it encourages hope ; and it excites to such exerti- ons , as are rational and promising , in situations the most ...
... misery , than success could confer of benefit . It implants patience in painful and distressing situations , while it encourages hope ; and it excites to such exerti- ons , as are rational and promising , in situations the most ...
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