 All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally appear most cheerful and contented. For though the apparent happiness of mankind be not always a true measure of their real happiness,...  The Moral Instructor and Guide to Virtue and Happiness - Էջ 164Jesse Torrey - 1819 - 228 էջԱմբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | 1786 - 508 էջ
...apparent happinefs of mankind be not always a true meafure of their real happinefs, it is the bed meafure we have. Taking this for my guide, I am inclined to believe that happinefs confifts, I. la the exercife of the focialaffeftione. Thofe perfons commonly pofllls good... | |
 | William Paley - 1793 - 430 էջ
...happinefs of mankind be not always a true meafure of their real happinefs, it is the beft mearfure we have. Taking this for my guide, I am inclined to believe that happinefs confifts, I. In the exercife of the focial affecYions. Thofe perfons commonly poflefs good... | |
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 էջ
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a pre-- sumption in favour of those conditions of life in • which men generally appear most cheerful and con T ' tented. For though the apparent happiness of mankind be not always a true measure of their... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1809 - 532 էջ
...happiness he very fairly says, ' All that can be said is that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life in which men generally...their real happiness, it is the best measure we have.' — Moral Philosophy, i. 0. 1 A writer who devoted a great part of his life to studying the deaths... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 էջ
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...inclined to believe that happiness consists, I. In the exercise of the social affections. Those persons commonly possess good spirits, who have about them... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 էջ
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...inclined to believe that happiness consists, ,, I. In the exercise of the social affections. T~~ Those persons commonly possess good spirits, who have about... | |
 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 էջ
...universally eligible and practicable. . . All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, ,.„!„, In the exercise of the social affections. — Those persons commonly possess good spirits,... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 էջ
...universally eligible or practicable. All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption in favour of those conditions of life, in which men generally...I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, T. In the exercise of the social aifections. Those persons commonly possess good spirits, who have... | |
 | 1823 - 872 էջ
...practicable. All that can be said i«, that there remains a presumption in favour of those condition* of life in which men generally appear most cheerful...their real happiness, it is the best measure we have. Upon this principle, then, happiness appears to consist, i. la the exercise of the social affections.—... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1824 - 308 էջ
...greatness, the pleasures of ambition and superiority, are, in reality, common to all conditions. 17 All that can be said is, that there remains a presumption...their real happiness, it is the best measure we have. 18 Taking this for my guide, I am inclined to believe that happiness consists, I. In the exercise of... | |
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