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Elements of the philosophy of the human mind - Page 416
by Dugald Stewart - 1829
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The analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and ...

Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1740 - 488 pages
...himfclf, is a virtuous Act. All thefe, therefore, may and will contribute towards forming good Habits. But going over the Theory of Virtue in one's Thoughts,...talking well, and drawing fine Pictures, of it ; this is fo far from neceflarily or certainly conducing to form an Habit of it, in him who thus employs himfelf...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind, Volume 1

Dugald Stewart - 1792 - 630 pages
.../OPEMBERTON'J View of NEWTON'J Pbilofopbv. ec <c (C 1C CC (C II (C (C NOTE [U], page 515. f~* OING over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it; this is fo far from necefiarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it, in him who thus employs himfelf,...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind

Dugald Stewart - 1802 - 610 pages
...one's thoughts, talk" ing well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is fo ** far from neceflarily or certainly conducing to form a " habit of it in him who thus employs himfelf, that it may « harden the mind in a contrary courfe, and render it gra" dually more infenfible...
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Works: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volume 1

Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pages
...himself, is a virtuous act. All these, therefore, may and will contribute towards forming good habits. But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and...
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The Panoplist (and Missionary magazine) conducted by an association of ...

1810 - 596 pages
...formed by any external course of action, otherwise than as it proceeds from these principles," &c. " But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind to a contrary course, and...
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The Panoplist, and Missionary Magazine United, Volume 5

1810 - 612 pages
...by any external course of action, other, wise than as it proceeds from these principles," &c. " But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking •well, and drawing tine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it...
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The Christian Observer, Volume 9

1811 - 872 pages
...this subject; for, as Bishop Butler has most acutely and usefully remarked, in the same chapter ; " going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an tiabit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course,...
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The Christian observer [afterw.] The Christian observer and advocate

1811 - 868 pages
...this subject ; for, as Bishop Butler has most acutely and usefully remarked, in the same chapter ; " going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary course, and...
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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind

Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 520 pages
...discoverers themselves." Preface to PEMBERTON'S View of NEWTON'S Philosophy. NOTE [U,] page 458. " GOING over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...harden the mind in a contrary course, and render it grad" ually more insensible ; ie form a habit of insensibility " to all moral obligations. For, from...
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The Works of Joseph Butler ...: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author ...

Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pages
...is a virtuous act. All these, therefore, may and will contribute towards forming good habits. But, going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind ill a contrary course,...
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