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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... possess some particular object , or to apply certain means in order to obtain certain ends ; and by right Con- duct , we express such exertions as have the approbation of our reason respecting the object , the motive B 2 INTRODUCTION .
... possess some particular object , or to apply certain means in order to obtain certain ends ; and by right Con- duct , we express such exertions as have the approbation of our reason respecting the object , the motive B 2 INTRODUCTION .
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... possess something Good . But in Animals of an inferior nature , this desire directs to a very few objects as the means of good ; these are productive of few gratifications , and the passi- ons excited by these desires or the incidents ...
... possess something Good . But in Animals of an inferior nature , this desire directs to a very few objects as the means of good ; these are productive of few gratifications , and the passi- ons excited by these desires or the incidents ...
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... neither ob- servation , experience , nor reason to prompt to an indulgence . This is the only propensity possess- ed by man , in common with the brute creation ; and , in the human species , it is observed INTRODUCTION . 7.
... neither ob- servation , experience , nor reason to prompt to an indulgence . This is the only propensity possess- ed by man , in common with the brute creation ; and , in the human species , it is observed INTRODUCTION . 7.
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... possessing that habitual frame of disposition , which is favourable to all those plea- sing impressions of which it is ... possess no other resources , the mind sinks into a dull vacuity , into a listless inactive stupor , during the ...
... possessing that habitual frame of disposition , which is favourable to all those plea- sing impressions of which it is ... possess no other resources , the mind sinks into a dull vacuity , into a listless inactive stupor , during the ...
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... possess an accurate discernment of that which is most pro- ductive of permanent Well - being , to ourselves and others ; habitual dispositions to act in a cor- respondent manner ; and firmness of mind to resist every seductive ...
... possess an accurate discernment of that which is most pro- ductive of permanent Well - being , to ourselves and others ; habitual dispositions to act in a cor- respondent manner ; and firmness of mind to resist every seductive ...
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