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, Band 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 |
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... 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 result of a ...
... 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 result of a ...
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... superior enjoyment , cannot be affected by any comparisons . In the pursuit of amusements , con- veniences and accommodations , the mind becomes more operative ; the imagination is peculiarly active , inventing or modifying things ...
... superior enjoyment , cannot be affected by any comparisons . In the pursuit of amusements , con- veniences and accommodations , the mind becomes more operative ; the imagination is peculiarly active , inventing or modifying things ...
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... superior good to some one , or be considered as a desirable compensation for what may be deemed a present disadvantage , or may threaten a future loss . Another requisite , is à persuasion of the Truth of counteracting principles ; that ...
... superior good to some one , or be considered as a desirable compensation for what may be deemed a present disadvantage , or may threaten a future loss . Another requisite , is à persuasion of the Truth of counteracting principles ; that ...
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... superior is within our reach . It implies an attention to the proper means of accomplishing the desired end , due exertions in the application of the means , and a firm resolution to persevere in the right path , in the midst of many ...
... superior is within our reach . It implies an attention to the proper means of accomplishing the desired end , due exertions in the application of the means , and a firm resolution to persevere in the right path , in the midst of many ...
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... superior good , which it may already possess , and to indulge in a craving after phantoms , which a deluded imagina- tion has represented as more important realities . Underactual sufferings , the impatience , discontent , and envyings ...
... superior good , which it may already possess , and to indulge in a craving after phantoms , which a deluded imagina- tion has represented as more important realities . Underactual sufferings , the impatience , discontent , and envyings ...
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