Joseph Butler's Quote - Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness and likewise

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Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness and likewise

Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects. – Joseph Butler

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Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. – Joseph Butler

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The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. – Joseph Butler

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Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food. – Joseph Butler

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Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords. – William Samuel Johnson

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With some whose nerves have a deep covering of fat, happiness is less of a problem that it is an accident of anatomy. – Attributed to Henry S. Haskins

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If you search the world for happiness, you may find it in the end, for the world is round and will lead you back to your door. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The most simple things can bring the most happiness. – Izabella Scorupco

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