 The motives of the best actions will not bear too strict an inquiry. It is allowed, that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves ; but the self-love of some men, inclines them to please others ; and the self-love...  Preferment: Or, My Uncle the Earl - Strana 58autor/autoři: Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances) - 1840Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 str.
...good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves : but the self-love of some men, in-r clines them to please others ; and the self-love of others, is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. Keligion is the best motive of all actions,... | |
 | Charles Henry Wilson - 1804 - 250 str.
...the cause of all actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves ; but the seif-love of some men inclines them to please others, and the...of others is wholly employed in pleasing themselves : this makes the -great distinction between virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all action... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 str.
...inquiry. It is allowed, that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into into the love of ourselves: but the self-love of some men,...others, is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 str.
...strict an inquiry. It is allowed, that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves; but the self-love of some men inclines...others is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 str.
...strict an inquiry. It is allowed, that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves : but the self-love of some men,...others, is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 564 str.
...strict an inquiry. It is allowed, that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves : but the self-love of some men,...others, is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 518 str.
...strict an inquiry. It is allowed, that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves ; but the self-love of some men,...others ; and the self-love of others is wholly employed J- in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinc' tion between virtue and vice. Religion is... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 str.
...painting; and long life Is a long journey in December gone, Tedious and full of tribulation. Dekker. DCCCI. ourselves: but the self-love of some men, inclines...others, is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtus and vice. — Swift. DCCCII. Friendship's an abstract... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 str.
...will iare ie \-ctury:; * wiff joomev ni December gone, Te'fiosw ana 6df gf tribuinian. ixrccu ZfeUer. ourselves: but the self-love of some men, inclines...others, is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.—Swift. DCCCII. Friendship's an abstract... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 str.
...strict an inquiry. It is allowed that the cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into the love of ourselves; but the self-love of some men inclines...others is wholly employed in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.—Swift. 865. Passion is the great mover... | |
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