All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally appear most cheerful and contented. For though the apparent happiness of mankind be not always a true measure of their real happiness,... The Young Man's Own Book - الصفحة 2621833 - عدد الصفحات: 320عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| 1786 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...apparent happinefs of mankind be not always a true meafure of their real happinefs, it is the bed meafure we have. Taking this for my guide, I am inclined to believe that happinefs confifts, I. la the exercife of the focialaffeftione. Thofe perfons commonly pofllls good... | |
| William Paley - 1793 - عدد الصفحات: 430
...happinefs of mankind be not always a true meafure of their real happinefs, it is the beft mearfure we have. Taking this for my guide, I am inclined to believe that happinefs confifts, I. In the exercife of the focial affecYions. Thofe perfons commonly poflefs good... | |
| William Paley - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 502
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a pre-- sumption in favour of those conditions of life in • which men generally appear most cheerful and con T ' tented. For though the apparent happiness of mankind be not always a true measure of their... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 532
...happiness he very fairly says, ' All that can be said is that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life in which men generally...their real happiness, it is the best measure we have.' — Moral Philosophy, i. 0. 1 A writer who devoted a great part of his life to studying the deaths... | |
| William Paley - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, I. In the exercise of the social affections. Those persons commonly possess good spirits, who have... | |
| William Paley - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 540
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, ,, I. In the exercise of the social affections. T~~ Those persons commonly possess good spirits, who... | |
| Jesse Torrey - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 252
...advantages of greatness, the pleasures of ambition and superiority, are in reality common to all conditions. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption...I am inclined to believe 'that happiness consists, I .. In the exorcise of the social affections. Those persons commonly possess good spirits who have... | |
| John Platts - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 844
...universally eligible and practicable. . . All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, ,.„!„, In the exercise of the social affections. — Those persons commonly possess good spirits,... | |
| William Paley - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, T. In the exercise of the social aifections. Those persons commonly possess good spirits, who have... | |
| 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 872
...practicable. All that can be said i«, that there remains a presumption in favour of those condition* of life in which men generally appear most cheerful...their real happiness, it is the best measure we have. Upon this principle, then, happiness appears to consist, i. la the exercise of the social affections.—... | |
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