 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pagine
...this PART Means God gives us the Pofieflion and Enj. joyment of them. I know not, that we have t/V"NJ any one Kind or Degree of Enjoyment, but by the Means of our own Actions. And by. Prudence and Care, we may, for the moft part, pafs our Days in tolerable Eafe and Quiet : Or on... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pagine
...exerting ourselves in such and such mariners : but by thus exerting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects, in which our natural good consists ; or by...enjoyment, but .by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care, we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet : or, on... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pagine
...exerting ourselves in such and such manners ; but by thus exejting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects, in which our natural good consists, or by...enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care, we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet : or, on... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 pagine
...such and such manners; but by thus exerting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects in which pur natural good consists; or, by this means God gives...enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet; or, on the... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pagine
...exerting ourselves in such and such manners : But by thus exerting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects,, in which- our natural good consists ; or...one kind or degree of enjoyment, but by the means ot our own actions. And by prudence and care, we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1820 - 264 pagine
...exerting ourselves in such and such manners; but by thus exerting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects in which our natural good consists; or, by...enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence anil care we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet; or, on... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 484 pagine
...enjoyed,withoutexerting ourselves in such and such manners : but by thus exerting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects, in which our natural good consists ; or by...possession and enjoyment of them. I know not, that we have anyone kind or degree of enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care,... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 478 pagine
...exerting ourselves in such and such manners ; but by thus exerting ourselves, we obtain and enjoy these objects, in which our natural good consists, or by...means God gives us the possession and enjoyment of tliem. I know not that we have any one kind or degree of enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 654 pagine
...but by thus exerting ourselves we obtain and enjoy those objects in which our natural good consists. I know not that we have any one kind or degree of enjoyment but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care we may for the most part pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet ; or, on the... | |
 | George Combe - 1829 - 318 pagine
...and we are endued by the Author of our nature with capacities of foreseeing these consequences.' ' I know not that we have any one kind or degree of...enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And, by prudence and care, we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet ; or, on... | |
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I know not that we have any one kind or degree of enjoyment, but by the means of our own actions. And by prudence and care we may, for the most part, pass our days in tolerable ease and quiet ; or, on the contrary, we may, by rashness, ungoverned passion,... 
