The Philosophy of the Moral FeelingsJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 422 pagina's |
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Pagina 17
... deeds escape from our memory , in a manner which would not occur , were the mind left at liberty to re- call its own associations , and to feel the influence of principles which are really part of the mental con- stitution . It is thus ...
... deeds escape from our memory , in a manner which would not occur , were the mind left at liberty to re- call its own associations , and to feel the influence of principles which are really part of the mental con- stitution . It is thus ...
Pagina 46
... deeds of usefulness ; of pleading the cause of the oppressed ; a power of influencing the opinions of others , and of guiding them into sound sentiments and virtuous conduct . This is a species of power , the most gratifying by far to ...
... deeds of usefulness ; of pleading the cause of the oppressed ; a power of influencing the opinions of others , and of guiding them into sound sentiments and virtuous conduct . This is a species of power , the most gratifying by far to ...
Pagina 47
... as when a man seeks the approbation of others by deeds of benevolence , public spirit , or patriotism , -by actions calculated to promote the advantage or the comfort either of com munities SUPERIORITY - SOCIETY - ESTEEM . 47.
... as when a man seeks the approbation of others by deeds of benevolence , public spirit , or patriotism , -by actions calculated to promote the advantage or the comfort either of com munities SUPERIORITY - SOCIETY - ESTEEM . 47.
Pagina 48
... deeds of a frivolous or even vicious character , aims at the applause of associates whose praise is worthless . According to the object to which it is directed , therefore , the desire of appro- bation may be the attribute either of a ...
... deeds of a frivolous or even vicious character , aims at the applause of associates whose praise is worthless . According to the object to which it is directed , therefore , the desire of appro- bation may be the attribute either of a ...
Pagina 69
... jealousies , or by allowing insignifi- cant things to ruffle the temper , and derange the social comfort . Many , who are not deficient in what we usually call deeds of benevolence , are too apt COMPASSION AND BENEVOLENCE . 69.
... jealousies , or by allowing insignifi- cant things to ruffle the temper , and derange the social comfort . Many , who are not deficient in what we usually call deeds of benevolence , are too apt COMPASSION AND BENEVOLENCE . 69.
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Populaire passages
Pagina 96 - Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away....
Pagina 130 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves ; which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;) in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.
Pagina 176 - Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
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Pagina 174 - ... a peace which passeth all understanding;" " a wisdom pure and peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and of good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Pagina 118 - B., without degrading me. I think you know Moore. Pray assure him that I have not the smallest influence over Lord Byron, in this particular, and if I had, I certainly should employ it to eradicate from his great mind the delusions of Christianity, which, in spite of his reason, seem perpetually to recur, and to lay in ambush for the hours of sickness and distress.
Pagina 4 - No person's education can be considered complete without a certain degree of attention to the most recent improvements and discoveries in every branch of science. In none have greater advances been made, in the present century, than in geography and the knowledge of the earth which we inhabit...