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, Volumen3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 |
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... expected that the superior faculties of men , be employed about objects , that are deemed more exalted and refined : -There is a much larger range for human conduct : -Our pur- suits are still more diversified : -Our conduct is more the ...
... expected that the superior faculties of men , be employed about objects , that are deemed more exalted and refined : -There is a much larger range for human conduct : -Our pur- suits are still more diversified : -Our conduct is more the ...
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... expected ; because these alone will be permanently operative . In cases of high importance , the first impulse of con- viction will sometimes excite a strong desire for correspondent action . But the Passions are al- ways transient ...
... expected ; because these alone will be permanently operative . In cases of high importance , the first impulse of con- viction will sometimes excite a strong desire for correspondent action . But the Passions are al- ways transient ...
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... expected to counteract , must be founded upon such a degree of evidence as to entitle it to our firm belief . It is true that , in some cases , the mere possibility of very important issues , may in- vigorate to right conduct , or ...
... expected to counteract , must be founded upon such a degree of evidence as to entitle it to our firm belief . It is true that , in some cases , the mere possibility of very important issues , may in- vigorate to right conduct , or ...
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... expects to be 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 ...
... expects to be 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 ...
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... expects not only a future exemption , but a beneficial re- sult , either from the nature of the suffering itself , or from the temper with which it is sustained . Modesty . Modesty is another ramification of prudence . In the English ...
... expects not only a future exemption , but a beneficial re- sult , either from the nature of the suffering itself , or from the temper with which it is sustained . Modesty . Modesty is another ramification of prudence . In the English ...
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