Quote by Joseph Butler
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Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else. – 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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Happiness
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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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The private interest of the individual would not be sufficiently provided for by reasonable and cool self-love alone therefore the appetites and passions are placed within as a guard and further security, without which it would not be taken due care of. – Joseph Butler

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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane… There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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It comes down to the way you treat people. When you treat people with dignity and respect all the time, you can work through anything. – John Bacon

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Voters dont have to love him, Romney advisers say, but they will respect him. – Ron Fournier

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I actually never knew Peter Green but I do respect his early work very much. – Ken Hensley

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Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it. – Jenny Shipley

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My dad is a very quick-witted, sarcastic, dry, humorous guy, whereas my moms very silly, and that side of the family is very musical. – Tim Heidecker

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I have so much respect for people in the theater. You cant do 10 or 15 takes. Its all live. Its like life in motion. – Puff Daddy

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Mom would kill me if I showed my navel. – Brandy Norwood

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