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... Virtue must be cultivated for its own sake ; otherwise , it is not virtue , but selfishness . It is hardly necessary to say , that the law is so watchful and exacting , that it descends to th secrets of the heart , and declares what the ...
... Virtue must be cultivated for its own sake ; otherwise , it is not virtue , but selfishness . It is hardly necessary to say , that the law is so watchful and exacting , that it descends to th secrets of the heart , and declares what the ...
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... virtue's prize ; a better would you fix , Then give Humility a coach and six , Justice a conqueror's sword , or Truth a gown , Or Public Spirit its great cure , a crown . ” Each particular virtue presupposes the existence of its oppo ...
... virtue's prize ; a better would you fix , Then give Humility a coach and six , Justice a conqueror's sword , or Truth a gown , Or Public Spirit its great cure , a crown . ” Each particular virtue presupposes the existence of its oppo ...
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... virtue can exist without a free choice between good and evil , as that four is not equal to twice two ; for freedom is involved in the idea of virtue , just as twice two is involved in the idea of four . The phrase compulsory or enforced ...
... virtue can exist without a free choice between good and evil , as that four is not equal to twice two ; for freedom is involved in the idea of virtue , just as twice two is involved in the idea of four . The phrase compulsory or enforced ...
Contents
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND METAPHYSICAL | 1 |
THIS DISTINCTION APPLIED TO PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY | 25 |
CHAPTER VIII | 173 |
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