 | Joseph Butler - 1827 - Broj stranica: 376
...alarmed. May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures, than those she is so wholly taken up with ? The short of the matter is no more than this. Happiness...immediate connexion with self-love, but arises from such gratifications alone. Love of our neighbor is one of those affections. This, considered as a virtuous... | |
 | Ralph Wardlaw - 1834 - Broj stranica: 480
...interested or disinterested, because the " objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else. 1 '— " The short of the matter is no more than this. Happiness...adapted to them. " Self-love may indeed set us on to gratify these: but happi" ness or enjoyment has no immediate connexion with self" love, but arises... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1838 - Broj stranica: 616
...alarmed. May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures, than those she is so wholly taken up with? The short of the matter is no more than this. Happiness...Love of our neighbour is one of those affections. Tins, considered as a virtuous principle, is gratified by a consciousness of endeavouring to promote... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Halifax - 1844 - Broj stranica: 406
...alarmed. May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures, than those she is so wholly taken up with ? The short of the matter is no more than this. Happiness...these : but happiness or enjoyment has no immediate connection with self-love, but arises from such gratification alone. Love of our neighbour is one of... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - Broj stranica: 560
...alarmed. May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures, than those she is so wholly taken up with ? The short of the matter is no more than this — happiness...these ; but happiness or enjoyment has no immediate connection with self-love, but arises from such gratification alone. Love of our neighbour is one of... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1850 - Broj stranica: 342
...alarmed. May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures than those she is so wholly taken up with? The short of the matter is no more than this : Happiness...these ; but happiness or enjoyment has no immediate connection with self-love, but arises from such gratification alone. Love of our neighbour is one of... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - Broj stranica: 676
...alarmed. May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures, than those she is so wholly taken up with 1 Tho short of the matter is no more than this — happiness...these; but happiness or enjoyment has no immediate connection with self-love, but arises from such gratification nlono. Love of our neighbour is one of... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1862 - Broj stranica: 574
...May she not possibly pass over greater pleasures, than those she is so wholly taken up with. L [24] The short of the matter is no more than this. Happiness...these ; but happiness or enjoyment has no immediate connection with self-love, but arises from such gratification alone. Love of our neighbour is one of... | |
 | William Lucas Collins - 1881 - Broj stranica: 204
...the temper of satisfaction and enjoyment.' The author has thus briefly summed up his argument : — ' The short of the matter is no more than this. Happiness...these ; but happiness or enjoyment has no immediate connection with self-love, but arises from such gratification alone. Love of our neighbour is one of... | |
 | Noah Porter - 1885 - Broj stranica: 648
...expressing the same opinion (Sermon, On the L<n'c of our Xcii/hbur): " The short of the matter Butler k no more than this : happiness consists in the gratification...with objects which are by nature adapted to them. . . . Love of our neighbor is one of these affections. This, considered as a virtuous principle, is... | |
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The short of the matter is no more than this : Happiness consists in the gratification of certain affections, appetites, passions, with objects which are by nature adapted to them. Self-love may, indeed, set us on work to gratify these ; but happiness... 
