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Mr . Bentham is very much among philosophers what La Fontaine was among
poets : - in general habits and in all but his professional pursuits , he is a mere
child . He has lived for the last forty years in a house in Westminster , overlooking
the ...
Mr . Bentham is very much among philosophers what La Fontaine was among
poets : - in general habits and in all but his professional pursuits , he is a mere
child . He has lived for the last forty years in a house in Westminster , overlooking
the ...
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... puritanical expression , an irritable temperament corrected by habit and
discipline . Or in modern times , he is something between Franklin and Charles
Fox , with the comfortable double - chin and sleek THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
... puritanical expression , an irritable temperament corrected by habit and
discipline . Or in modern times , he is something between Franklin and Charles
Fox , with the comfortable double - chin and sleek THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE .
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The moralist can no more do without the intermediate use of rules and principles ,
without the ' vantage ground of habit , without the levers of the understanding ,
than the mechanist can discard the use of wheels and pulleys , and perform ...
The moralist can no more do without the intermediate use of rules and principles ,
without the ' vantage ground of habit , without the levers of the understanding ,
than the mechanist can discard the use of wheels and pulleys , and perform ...
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... and you remind him that he may be ruined by this foible ; he has lost his
character , and you advise him to get into some reputable service or lucrative
situation ; vice becomes a habit with him , and you request him to rouse himself
and shake ...
... and you remind him that he may be ruined by this foible ; he has lost his
character , and you advise him to get into some reputable service or lucrative
situation ; vice becomes a habit with him , and you request him to rouse himself
and shake ...
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veterate habit , with desperate circumstances , is to talk to the winds . Clownish
ignorance may indeed be dispelled , and taught better ; but it is seldom that a
criminal is not aware of the consequences of his act , or has not made up his
mind to ...
veterate habit , with desperate circumstances , is to talk to the winds . Clownish
ignorance may indeed be dispelled , and taught better ; but it is seldom that a
criminal is not aware of the consequences of his act , or has not made up his
mind to ...
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