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... virtues are splendid sins . Again it may be said that there are thousands in all ages who really have a higher opinion of many vices than of the opposite virtues , really preferring pride to humility , what is called spirit to meekness ...
... virtues are splendid sins . Again it may be said that there are thousands in all ages who really have a higher opinion of many vices than of the opposite virtues , really preferring pride to humility , what is called spirit to meekness ...
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... virtuous employment of his superior powers , tend to mar his animal enjoyments . Laborious and continued exertion of mind , or body , which the best natures are the most apt to carry to a noble excess , injure the animal nature ...
... virtuous employment of his superior powers , tend to mar his animal enjoyments . Laborious and continued exertion of mind , or body , which the best natures are the most apt to carry to a noble excess , injure the animal nature ...
Page 327
... to all the various gratifications of life , but the virtuous ? Who are loved , respected , trusted , com- mended ; who are most frequently rewarded with places of profit and honour ; and whose habits and SYSTEM OF MORAL GOVERNMENT . 327.
... to all the various gratifications of life , but the virtuous ? Who are loved , respected , trusted , com- mended ; who are most frequently rewarded with places of profit and honour ; and whose habits and SYSTEM OF MORAL GOVERNMENT . 327.
Page 328
... virtuous ? A vicious character may pos- sess , for a time , very high spirits ; but it is not from his mind that he derives such enjoyment , but by its intoxication : he may be courted , ad- mired , and benefited , but it is because ...
... virtuous ? A vicious character may pos- sess , for a time , very high spirits ; but it is not from his mind that he derives such enjoyment , but by its intoxication : he may be courted , ad- mired , and benefited , but it is because ...
Page 335
... virtuous conduct is followed by the reward of inward satisfaction and external advantages . " First : As a general rule ( says Butler ) , far more easiness and satisfaction are the natural con- sequence of a virtuous than of a vicious ...
... virtuous conduct is followed by the reward of inward satisfaction and external advantages . " First : As a general rule ( says Butler ) , far more easiness and satisfaction are the natural con- sequence of a virtuous than of a vicious ...
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