 Celibacy, fasting, penance, mortification, self-denial, humility, silence, solitude, and the whole train of monkish virtues; for what reason are they everywhere rejected by men of sense, but because they serve to no manner of purpose; neither advance...  An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - Pagina 174door David Hume - 1751 - 253 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Several Hands - 1752 - 508 pagina’s
...; neither advance a man's fortune in the worlJ, nor render him a mote valuable member of fociety ; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor encreafe his power of felf-enjdyment ? We obferve, on the contrary, that they cfofs all thefe defirable ends; ftupify theunderftanding,... | |
 | John Leland - 1754 - 438 pagina’s
...virtues, are every-where rejected, " by men of fcnfe, becaufc they ferve no man" nerofpurpofe. They neither advance a man's, " fortune in the world, nor render him a more "' valuable member of fociety, neither, qualify <'• him for the entertainment of company, no? " V increafe his power of... | |
 | John Leland - 1756 - 482 pagina’s
...virtue?, are every-whcre rejected " by men of fenfe, becaufe they fcrve no manM nerofpurpofe. They neither advance a man's " fortune in the world, nor render him a more ** valuable member of fociety, neither qualify " him for the entertainment of company, nor " increafe his power of felf-cnjoyment.... | |
 | David Hume - 1758 - 568 pagina’s
...the whole train of mon kiln virtues ; for what reafon are they every where rejected by men of fenfe, but becaufe they ferve no manner of purpofe ; neither...the world, nor render him a more valuable member of fociety ; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor encreafe his power of felf-enjoyment... | |
 | David Hume - 1768 - 540 pagina’s
...whole train of monkifti virtues; for what reafon are they every where rejected by men of fenfe, hilt becaufe they ferve no manner of purpofe; neither advance...the world, nor render him a more valuable member of fociety ; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor encreafe his power of felf-enjoyment... | |
 | David Hume - 1772 - 556 pagina’s
...virtues ; for what reafon are they every where rejected by men of fenfe, but becaufe they ferve to no manner of purpofe ; neither advance a man's fortune...the world, nor render him a more valuable member of fociety ; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor encreafe his power of fe!f- enjoy... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1777 - 390 pagina’s
...a number of other qualities, which he affirms " men " of fenfe have every where rejected, be" caufe they ferve no manner of purpofe; " neither advance...world, nor render him a more valuable " member of focicty ; neither qualify him " for company, nor increafe his power of " felf-enjoyment ; but, on the... | |
 | David Hume - 1779 - 548 pagina’s
...monkifh virtues; for what reafon are they every where rejected by men of fenfe, but becaufe they ferve to no manner of purpofe; neither advance a man's fortune...the world, nor render him a more valuable member of fociety; neither qualify him for jhe entertainment of company, nor increafe his power of felf-enjoyment... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pagina’s
...-in general, every where rejected by men of sense, because they can serve no valuable purpose. They neither advance a man's fortune in the world,, nor render him a more useful member of society j neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, * . Rutilius. pany,... | |
 | John Leland, William Laurence Brown - 1798 - 496 pagina’s
...virtues, arc every-where rcjefted by men of " fenfc, bccaufe they ferve no manner of purpofe: they neither " advance a man's fortune in the world, nor render him a more " valuable member of fociety, neither qualify him for the enter" tainment of company, nor increafe his power of felf-enjoy"... | |
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