 | Joseph Butler - 1804 - 462 pagina’s
...relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life, with which he must become acquainted...greater aptitude actively to assist and befriend them. So also, at the same time that the daily instances of mens dying around us give us daily a less sensible... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1813 - 496 pagina’s
...relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life, with which he must become acquainted...greater aptitude actively to assist and befriend them. So also, at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us give us daily a less sensible... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1813 - 564 pagina’s
...distressed persons, and he cannot but " grow less and less sensibly affected with the various mis" cries of life with which he must become acquainted ; " when...greater aptitude actively " to assist and befriend them. So also, at the same time " that the daily instances of men's dying around us, give " us daily a less... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1814 - 528 pagina’s
...distressed persons, and he cannot '' but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various mise" ries of life with which he must become acquainted ; when...principle of action, will strengthen : and whilst ',• be passively compassionates the distressed less, he will acquire " a greater aptitude actively... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1818 - 594 pagina’s
...relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life with which he must become acquainted, when yet at the same time, benevolence as a practical principle of action will strengthen. So also, at the same time that the daily instances... | |
 | Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1819 - 362 pagina’s
...reheve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected -with the various miseries of life, with which he -must become acquainted...greater aptitude actively to assist and befriend them. So nlso, at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us give us daily a less sensible... | |
 | Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax - 1819 - 256 pagina’s
...relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life with which he must become acquainted,...greater aptitude actively to assist and befriend them. .So also at the sane time that the daily instances of men's dying around us give us ' daily a less... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1820 - 264 pagina’s
...relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life with which he must become acquainted,...greater aptitude actively to assist and befriend them. So also at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us give us daily a less sensible... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 706 pagina’s
...must become acquainted ; when yet, at * Book ii. chap. 0. (Page 56 ofTATiot's Tranil .) YOL. I. 40 " the same time, benevolence, considered not as a passion,...strengthen : and whilst he passively compassionates UK ' distressed less, he will acquire a greater aptitude actively to assist and befriend ' them. So... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 382 pagina’s
...must become acquainted ; when yet, at » Book ii. chap. 6. (Page 56 of TATLOH'S Tranil.) voL. i. 40 i the same time, benevolence, considered not as a passion, but as a practical i principle of action, will strengthen : and whilst he passively compassionates the i distressed less,... | |
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Perception of distress in others is a natural excitement, passively to pity, and actively to relieve it : but let a man set himself to attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with... 
