The Works of Dugald Stewart: The philosophy of the active and moral powers of manHilliard and Brown, 1829 |
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... possessed of these principles with- out any of the active propensities belonging to our spe- cies , at least without any of them but the principle of curiosity ; a being formed only for speculation , with- out any determination to the ...
... possessed of these principles with- out any of the active propensities belonging to our spe- cies , at least without any of them but the principle of curiosity ; a being formed only for speculation , with- out any determination to the ...
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... the new world the natives possessed the art of extracting an intoxicat- ing liquor from Maize , or the Manioc root , the same substances which they convert into bread . The opera- tion 12 [ Book I. PHILOSOPHY OF THE ACTIVE.
... the new world the natives possessed the art of extracting an intoxicat- ing liquor from Maize , or the Manioc root , the same substances which they convert into bread . The opera- tion 12 [ Book I. PHILOSOPHY OF THE ACTIVE.
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... possessed . It is in order to fix and confirm their favorable opinion of themselves , not from any original passion ... possession of esteem perfectly uncon- nected with the cause referred to by this author . Mr. Hume has therefore ...
... possessed . It is in order to fix and confirm their favorable opinion of themselves , not from any original passion ... possession of esteem perfectly uncon- nected with the cause referred to by this author . Mr. Hume has therefore ...
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... possession of esteem which is not re- solvable into either of them , and which appears to be an ultimate fact in the constitution of our nature . From the passage formerly quoted from Wollaston it appears that he apprehended the love of ...
... possession of esteem which is not re- solvable into either of them , and which appears to be an ultimate fact in the constitution of our nature . From the passage formerly quoted from Wollaston it appears that he apprehended the love of ...
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... possession of those qualities for which we wish to be esteemed ; and that , when we receive praises which we know we do not deserve , we are conscious of a sort of fraud or imposi- tion on the world . " All fame is foreign but of true ...
... possession of those qualities for which we wish to be esteemed ; and that , when we receive praises which we know we do not deserve , we are conscious of a sort of fraud or imposi- tion on the world . " All fame is foreign but of true ...
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Seite 306 - I had rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
Seite 251 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Seite 191 - Look then abroad through Nature, to the range Of planets, suns, and adamantine spheres, Wheeling unshaken through the void immense ; And speak, O man ! does this capacious scene, With half that kindling majesty, dilate Thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose Refulgent from the stroke of...
Seite 343 - Pater ipse colendi Haud facilem esse viam voluit, primusque per artem Movit agros curis acuens mortalia corda, Nee torpere gravi passus sua regna veterno.
Seite 278 - Hunc solem, et Stellas, et decedentia certis Tempora momentis, sunt qui formidine nulla Imbuti spectent...
Seite 58 - ... yet, on the other side, they are more cruel and hard-hearted (good to make severe inquisitors), because their tenderness is not so oft called upon. Grave natures, led by custom, and therefore constant, are commonly loving husbands, as was said of Ulysses, "Vetulam suam praetulit immortalitati.
Seite 506 - It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. He that dies in an earnest pursuit, is like one that is wounded in hot blood; who, for the time, scarce feels the hurt; and therefore a mind fixed and bent upon somewhat that is good, doth avert the dolours of death; but, above all, believe it, the sweetest canticle is, 'Nunc dimittis' when a man hath obtained worthy ends and expectations.
Seite 47 - Tis not enough, your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do ; Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot.
Seite 123 - Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury : unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury...
Seite 68 - Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms ; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent and the whirlwind's roar But bind him to his native mountains more.