 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...  Swiftiana ... - Page 153edited by - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...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,...makes the great distinction between virtue and vice. Keligion is the best motive of all actions, yet religion is allowed to be the highest instance of selflove.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...cause of most actions, good or bad, may be resolved into into the love of ourselves: but the self-love of some men, inclines them to please others; and the...virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions, yet religion is allowed to be the highest instance of self-love, When the world has once begun... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...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...virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions, yet religion is allowed to be the highest instance of self-love. Old men view best at a distance... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 558 pages
...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...virtue and vice. Religion is the best motive of all actions, yet religion is allowed to be the highest instance of self-love. When the world has once begun... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 pages
...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...distinction between virtue and vice. Religion is the best mo~ tive of all actions, yet religion is allowed to be the highest instance of self-love. When the... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1824 - 518 pages
...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 of others is wholly employed J- in pleasing themselves. This makes the great distinc' tion between virtue and vice. Religion is... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 pages
...joomev ni December gone, Te'fiosw ana 6df gf tribuinian. ixrccu ZfeUer. ourselves: but the self-love of some men, inclines them to please others; and the...This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.—Swift. DCCCII. Friendship's an abstract of love's noble flame, "Tis love refin'd, and purg'd... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 pages
...journey in December gone, Tedious and full of tribulation. Dekker. DCCCI. ourselves: but the self-love of some men, inclines them to please others; and the...themselves. This makes the great distinction between virtus and vice. — Swift. DCCCII. Friendship's an abstract of love's noble flame, "Tis love refin'd,... | |
 | Andrew Steinmetz - 1838 - 360 pages
...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...This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.—Swift. 865. Passion is the great mover and spring of the soul. When men's passions are strongest,... | |
 | John Taylor - 1839 - 258 pages
...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...This makes the great distinction between virtue and vice.—Swift. DXXXIII. Men seldom reason.—Man is not a reasoning animal; the best you can predicate... | |
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