There is a much more exact correspondence between the natural and moral world than we are apt to take notice of..

Every thing is what it is, and not another thing..

Happiness does not consist in self-love..

The satisfaction that accompanies good acts is itself not the motivation of the act; satisfaction is not the motive, but only the consequence..

Virtue is not to be considered in the light of mere innocence, or abstaining from harm; but as the exertion of our faculties in doing good..

Thus there is no doubt the eye was intended for us to see with..

Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external….

That which is the foundation of all our hopes and of all our fears; all our hopes and fears which are of any consideration; I mean a Future Life..

The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good: particular affecti….

Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature; thus they show that we are such sort of creatures as to stand in nee….

Men are impatient, and for precipitating things; but the Author of Nature appears deliberate throughout His operations, accomplishing His natural end….

The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and….

It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered..

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived?.

Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, and that we owe it to ourselves as well as to the ….

Virtue, as such, naturally procures considerable advantages to the virtuous..

Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred o….

The love of liberty that is not a real principle of dutiful behavior to authority is as hypocritical as the religion that is not productive of a good….

People habituate themselves to let things pass through their minds, as one may speak, rather than to think of them. Thus by use they become satisfied….

Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute to the go….

Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food.