The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good: particular affections rest in the external things themselves. — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be exceeded; whereas our enjoyments can possibly be but in a determinate measure and degree. — Joseph Butler Copy Share Image
Every man is to be considered in two capacities, the private and public; as designed to pursue his own interest, and likewise to contribute… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
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 Copy Share
The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good:… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
There is a much more exact correspondence between the natural and moral world than we are apt to take notice of. — Joseph Butler Copy Share
Virtue, as such, naturally procures considerable advantages to the virtuous. — Joseph Butler Copy Share
Remember likewise there are persons who love fewer words, an inoffensive sort of people, and who deserve some regard, though of too still and… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
This was the man, this Balaam, I say, was the man, who desired to die the death of the righteous, and that his last… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
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… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, and that we owe it… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every particular affection of the heart, are equally… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
The love of liberty that is not a real principle of dutiful behavior to authority is as hypocritical as the religion that is not… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
As this world was not intended to be a state of any great satisfaction or high enjoyment, so neither was it intended to be… — Joseph Butler Copy Share
