Lectures on Moral Science: Delivered Before the Lowell Institute, Boston |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 44
Page xi
... seen that important , and even cardinal points , are often but briefly touched in these discus- sions . I can only say that the work is , of necessity , suggestive rather than exhaustive , and that if these points are so treated as to ...
... seen that important , and even cardinal points , are often but briefly touched in these discus- sions . I can only say that the work is , of necessity , suggestive rather than exhaustive , and that if these points are so treated as to ...
Page 23
... seen by us . In astronomy these disturbing causes are comparatively few . Gravitation towards the sun only , would cause the planets to move in a perfect ellipse . But none of them do thus move , and it is obvious that disturbing forces ...
... seen by us . In astronomy these disturbing causes are comparatively few . Gravitation towards the sun only , would cause the planets to move in a perfect ellipse . But none of them do thus move , and it is obvious that disturbing forces ...
Page 32
... seen may be modified by custom and habits . If there be little moral culture , the moral phenomena will either be obscure , or will consist in a decided wickedness which is blinding and hardening , while , at the same time , the power ...
... seen may be modified by custom and habits . If there be little moral culture , the moral phenomena will either be obscure , or will consist in a decided wickedness which is blinding and hardening , while , at the same time , the power ...
Page 34
... seen , perfection in moral sci- ence , to say nothing of other obstacles , can be reached only through changes both in language and in character . If terms absolutely new would not be demanded , yet some , like the heathen words for God ...
... seen , perfection in moral sci- ence , to say nothing of other obstacles , can be reached only through changes both in language and in character . If terms absolutely new would not be demanded , yet some , like the heathen words for God ...
Page 37
... seen to be , as they are , but a type and reflection of the forces and order within . Then would the great thought of God , not merely of a physical order in one department , but in all departments ; and not of a physical order merely ...
... seen to be , as they are , but a type and reflection of the forces and order within . Then would the great thought of God , not merely of a physical order in one department , but in all departments ; and not of a physical order merely ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
according action affirmation animal appetites approbation astronomy attainment beauty become blessedness body called character chemical affinity choice choose conception condition connection conscience consciousness constitution desire of power distinction dition duty element enjoyment evil faculties faith feeling force form of activity give given happiness harmony Hence higher highest holiness idea inalienable indicate individual instinct intellect involved law of limitation lecture liberty light lower means ment mind moral act moral affections moral character moral constitution moral nature moral philosophy moral quality moral reason moral science natural affections natural law natural right nature of things ness object obligation original ourselves parent particles perfect person philosophical skeptic pleasure principle question rational reach regard relation respect selfishness sense simply society sphere suppose supreme end tendency things thought tion true end truth ultimate end ural virtue virtuous volition whole wholly WILLIAMS COLLEGE wrong
Popular passages
Page 121 - All murder'd; for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp, Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks...
Page 291 - But shadows, clouds, and darkness, rest upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.
Page 98 - It is for this reason that the blood of the martyrs has been the seed of the church...
Page 121 - And that small model of the barren earth Which serves as paste and cover to our bones. For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings...
Page 66 - He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Page 109 - And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under the heavens; this sore travail hath God given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
Page 203 - Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends ! Hath he not always treasures, always friends, The good great man ? Three treasures, love, and light, And calm thoughts regular as infant's breath : And three firm friends, more sure than day and night, Himself, his Maker, and the angel Death.
Page 75 - They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick ;" and the law of self-denial as a remedy, or as a condition for the working of other remedies, may be as different from its natural law as the regimen of a sick man should be from that of one who is well. It has been from a consciousness of disorder that difficulties and obscurity have arisen at this point.
Page 151 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and CHANGED the glory of the uncorruptible God into AN IMAGE made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Page 61 - These pleasures, by repetition, lose their relish. It is a property of the machine, for which we know no remedy, that the organs, by which we perceive pleasure, are blunted and benumbed by being frequently exercised in the same way.