God Almighty is, to be sure, unmoved by passion or appetite, unchanged by affection; but then it is to be added that He neither sees nor hears nor perceives things by any senses like ours; but in a manner infinitely more perfect.
Every thing is what it is, and not another thing. - Joseph Butler
Every thing is what it is, and not another thing.
- Joseph Butler
But to us, probability is the very guide of life. - Joseph Butler
But to us, probability is the very guide of life.
The satisfaction that accompanies good acts is itself not the motivation of the act; satisfaction is not the motive, but only the consequence. - Joseph Butler
The satisfaction that accompanies good acts is itself not the motivation of the act; satisfaction is not the motive, but only the consequence.
Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food - Joseph Butler
Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food
The first thought is often the best. - Joseph Butler
The first thought is often the best.
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… - Joseph Butler
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…
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… - Joseph Butler
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… - Joseph Butler
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…
Happiness does not consist in self-love. - Joseph Butler
Happiness does not consist in self-love.
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