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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... rewarded with complacency from the con- sciousness of his having acted right . As the supe- rior sociability of his nature opens to him extensive sources of good or of evil , so is he exposed to all the contingent passions and ...
... rewarded with complacency from the con- sciousness of his having acted right . As the supe- rior sociability of his nature opens to him extensive sources of good or of evil , so is he exposed to all the contingent passions and ...
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... reward , it is the virtue of Contentment . It has the wisdom to contemplate good , which is al- ways a pleasant contemplation . Discontent has the folly to ruminate upon evil , which is always unpleasant . Contentment stands at a ...
... reward , it is the virtue of Contentment . It has the wisdom to contemplate good , which is al- ways a pleasant contemplation . Discontent has the folly to ruminate upon evil , which is always unpleasant . Contentment stands at a ...
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... reward as it is its own security . Magnanimity expresses , in addition to the in- trepidity of courage , a display of some peculiar greatness of mind ; of some generous conduct ; in the midst of those conflicts , which inspire invete ...
... reward as it is its own security . Magnanimity expresses , in addition to the in- trepidity of courage , a display of some peculiar greatness of mind ; of some generous conduct ; in the midst of those conflicts , which inspire invete ...
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... rewarded by a successful issue . In the other cases , it is a species of passive courage ; the whole effort of the mind being exerted to bear the affliction with firmness and resolution ; without the indulgence of a repining disposition ...
... rewarded by a successful issue . In the other cases , it is a species of passive courage ; the whole effort of the mind being exerted to bear the affliction with firmness and resolution ; without the indulgence of a repining disposition ...
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... reward of self- complacency . When resignation is accompanied with a strong confidence in the agent , it admini- sters no small degree of consolation . It cherishes hope in the midst of sufferings ; and it expects not only a future ...
... reward of self- complacency . When resignation is accompanied with a strong confidence in the agent , it admini- sters no small degree of consolation . It cherishes hope in the midst of sufferings ; and it expects not only a future ...
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