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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Page 55
... society , admitting that an individual may remain stationary in his possessions , he may still become retrograde in well - being . The advancement of others in vari- ous species of good , in consequence of their exer- cising a virtuous ...
... society , admitting that an individual may remain stationary in his possessions , he may still become retrograde in well - being . The advancement of others in vari- ous species of good , in consequence of their exer- cising a virtuous ...
Page 59
... society , and the peace and happiness of families ; yet they are placed , by the man of vir- tue , in the subordinate class of enjoyments ; nor do they occupy the choicest of his thoughts , plans , and projects , as is often the case ...
... society , and the peace and happiness of families ; yet they are placed , by the man of vir- tue , in the subordinate class of enjoyments ; nor do they occupy the choicest of his thoughts , plans , and projects , as is often the case ...
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... society at large . The indolent man is not only guilty of a shameful dereliction of all the active and useful powers of mind and body , but he is an useless or a pernicious member of society . He is a drone in the hive , which consumes ...
... society at large . The indolent man is not only guilty of a shameful dereliction of all the active and useful powers of mind and body , but he is an useless or a pernicious member of society . He is a drone in the hive , which consumes ...
Page 67
... society of the virtuous and chaste ; though they should not sacrifice all the joys of conjugal and parental affection , for the embraces of an harlot . If they gratify their passions through the means of seduction , they imprint ...
... society of the virtuous and chaste ; though they should not sacrifice all the joys of conjugal and parental affection , for the embraces of an harlot . If they gratify their passions through the means of seduction , they imprint ...
Page 74
... society . It enables us to march together through life with a bold and firm step . Falshood is a traitor under the mask of friendship . It does worse than detain us in that state of ignorance , from which we aim at being exempt ; it ...
... society . It enables us to march together through life with a bold and firm step . Falshood is a traitor under the mask of friendship . It does worse than detain us in that state of ignorance , from which we aim at being exempt ; it ...
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