Quote by Joseph Butler
The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered

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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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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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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Ones work usually occupies more than half of ones waking life. Choosing work that does not bring happiness will lead to a life that is mostly disappointing. – Bo Bennett

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But O, how bitter a thing it is to look into happiness through another mans eyes. – William Shakespeare

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Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss. – K. D. Lang

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