Essays and LettersBartow, 1821 - American essays |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 34
Page 52
... happiness is thinking rightly . He who sees an action is right — that is , naturally tending to good , and does it because of that tenden- cy , he only is a moral man ; and he alone is capa- ble of that constant , durable , and ...
... happiness is thinking rightly . He who sees an action is right — that is , naturally tending to good , and does it because of that tenden- cy , he only is a moral man ; and he alone is capa- ble of that constant , durable , and ...
Page 68
... happiness we have then is not the happiness of our rational nature , but the happiness only of the inferior and sensual part of us , and consequently a very low and imperfect happiness , to what the other would have afforded us . If we ...
... happiness we have then is not the happiness of our rational nature , but the happiness only of the inferior and sensual part of us , and consequently a very low and imperfect happiness , to what the other would have afforded us . If we ...
Page 69
... happiness , only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it . Health of bo- dy , though so far necessary that we cannot be per- fectly happy without it , is not sufficient to make us happy of itself . Happiness ...
... happiness , only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon it . Health of bo- dy , though so far necessary that we cannot be per- fectly happy without it , is not sufficient to make us happy of itself . Happiness ...
Contents
On the criminal laws and the practice of privateering | 51 |
A dialogue between Great Britain France Spain | 107 |
The internal state of America being a true descrip | 121 |
7 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
act of parliament America assembly better body Britain British called clothes colonies commerce common continue dear debts duty earth employed encourage England equal Europe expense favour fluid Franklin friends give Glaucon Gout grant money happiness honour hundred increase industry inhabitants judges kind labour laid land less liberty live luxury manner manufactures manumission marriages means ment merchants mind Mussulmen nation nature necessary neighbours never North America obliged observed occasion officers Old Bailey opinion paid parliament Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Gazette perhaps persons Philocles pleasure poor Richard says Portugal pounds present produce profit provinces Prussia quantity raise reason repealed ruin sent shillings ships slavery slaves Socrates Spain specific gravity stamp act subjects subsistence suffer suppose thing thou tion trade ture virtue whole wool