The Philanthropist: Or, Selfishness and Benevolence IllustratedWilliam Ball, 1836 - 389 pages |
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... motive of attentions paid under such circum- stances , ” replied Mr. D. , “ is far more questionable than when self - denial is evinced towards a servant or inferior , in whose circumstances there is nothing to excite a romantic ...
... motive of attentions paid under such circum- stances , ” replied Mr. D. , “ is far more questionable than when self - denial is evinced towards a servant or inferior , in whose circumstances there is nothing to excite a romantic ...
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... motive . Her friends were dear , dearer , and dearest , according to the long established rules of the grammar of selfism , in proportion to their power of contributing to her interests or pleasure , and generally in proportion to the ...
... motive . Her friends were dear , dearer , and dearest , according to the long established rules of the grammar of selfism , in proportion to their power of contributing to her interests or pleasure , and generally in proportion to the ...
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... motive . Selfishness of manners is manifested in various forms , modified by the constitutional temperament of individuals . Persons of lively feelings will endeavour to exalt themselves in your estimation by a studied display of their ...
... motive . Selfishness of manners is manifested in various forms , modified by the constitutional temperament of individuals . Persons of lively feelings will endeavour to exalt themselves in your estimation by a studied display of their ...
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... motives as well actions in his perfect balance , both are an idolatrous worship of self , substituted in the place of ... motive more powerful than selfishness or fashion is able to supply , to induce us to study the science of universal ...
... motives as well actions in his perfect balance , both are an idolatrous worship of self , substituted in the place of ... motive more powerful than selfishness or fashion is able to supply , to induce us to study the science of universal ...
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... motive , the happy effects of which on my own heart I wish to communicate to my old , and more than ever endeared ... motives , of that friend , who not only laboured to promote his spiritual interest , but made numerous unsolicited ...
... motive , the happy effects of which on my own heart I wish to communicate to my old , and more than ever endeared ... motives , of that friend , who not only laboured to promote his spiritual interest , but made numerous unsolicited ...
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Popular passages
Page 81 - Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you " ? This was the doctrine of Lao-tsze.
Page 140 - Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, for they rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.
Page 100 - Inasmuch as ye have not done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have not done it unto me...
Page 305 - Christian golden rule, of doing to others, as we would they should do to us, has been urged as an unanswerable argument against holding slaves.
Page 110 - He expressly lays down the golden rule, of doing to others as we would they should do unto us...
Page 150 - Hearken, my dearest brethren ; hath not. God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which God hath promised to them that love him ? 6 But you have .dishonoured the poor man.
Page 123 - It is a regulator both of our animal and moral feelings, and, aided by intellect, it serves to point out the limits which they must not pass. It desires to do to others as we would have them to do to us...
Page iii - Soft peace she brings, wherever she arrives ; She builds our quiet, as she forms our lives ; Lays the rough paths of peevish nature even, And opens in each breast a little heaven.
Page 275 - When it becomes the universal rule, ' Do unto others as ye would others should do unto you' all laws will be benevolent, and all subjects obedient.