The Theory of Moral Sentiments: Or, An Essay Towards an Analysis of the Principles by which Men Naturally Judge Concerning the Conduct and Character, First of Their Neighbours, and Afterwards of Themselves : to which is Added, A Dissertation on the Origin of LanguagesA. Finley, 1817 - 598 стор. |
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... endeavour , for our own misery , artificially to keep alive our melancholy remembrance of their misfortune . That our sympathy can afford them no consolation seems to be an addition to their calamity ; and to think that all we can do is ...
... endeavour , for our own misery , artificially to keep alive our melancholy remembrance of their misfortune . That our sympathy can afford them no consolation seems to be an addition to their calamity ; and to think that all we can do is ...
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... endeavour , as much as he can , to put him- self in the situation of the other , and to bring home to himself every little circumstance of distress which can possibly occur to the sufferer . He must adopt the whole case of his companion ...
... endeavour , as much as he can , to put him- self in the situation of the other , and to bring home to himself every little circumstance of distress which can possibly occur to the sufferer . He must adopt the whole case of his companion ...
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... endeavour to fix our thoughts upon those general outlines of our situation which he is willing to consider . We expect still less sympathy from an assembly of strangers , and we as- sume , therefore , still more tranquillity before them ...
... endeavour to fix our thoughts upon those general outlines of our situation which he is willing to consider . We expect still less sympathy from an assembly of strangers , and we as- sume , therefore , still more tranquillity before them ...
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... endeavour either not to conceive it at all , or to shake it off as soon as we have conceived it . Our aversion to grief will not , indeed , always hinder us from conceiving it in our own case upon very trifling occasions , but it ...
... endeavour either not to conceive it at all , or to shake it off as soon as we have conceived it . Our aversion to grief will not , indeed , always hinder us from conceiving it in our own case upon very trifling occasions , but it ...
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... endeavour , for our own sake , to suppress it as much as we can , and we are not always successful . The opposition which we make to it , and the reluc- tance with which we yield to it , necessarily oblige us to take more particular ...
... endeavour , for our own sake , to suppress it as much as we can , and we are not always successful . The opposition which we make to it , and the reluc- tance with which we yield to it , necessarily oblige us to take more particular ...
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action admiration affection agreeable altogether appear applause approve Aristotle astress aversion behaviour beneficence bestowed blame body breast cern character Cicero conceive concerning conduct contempt contrary crimes degree demerit deserve desire disagreeable disapprove distress dreadful emotions endeavour enter equitable maxim esteem excite exertion favour feel fellow-feeling fortune frequently friends gratitude greatest guilty happiness hatred heart honour horror human human nature hurt imagination impartial spectator indignation injury injustice innocent irreligion judge judgment justice kind less magnanimity mankind manner ment merit mind misfortune mortified motives natural neral ness never occasions ourselves pain Parmenio passions pathy perfect perhaps perity person Plato pleasure pleasure to burn praise praise-worthiness principle proper object propriety punishment regard render resentment respect rules scarce seems seldom self-command sense sensible sentiments sion situation society sometimes sorrow spect sufferer superior sympa thing thought Timoleon tion tranquillity trepanning tural vanity virtue Voltaire weakness
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