 | David Hume - 1751 - 278 pages
...Reafon are they every where rejected by Men of Senfe, but becaufe they ferve no Manner of Purpofe ; neither advance a Man's Fortune in the World, nor render him a more valuable Member of Society ; neither qualify him for the Entertainment of Company, nor encreafe his Power of Self-enjoyment... | |
 | Several Hands - 1752 - 508 pages
...ferve to no manner of purpofe ; 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... | |
 | John Leland - 1754 - 438 pages
...train " of Monkifh virtues, are every-where rejected, " by men of fcnfe, becaufc they ferve no man" nerofpurpofe. They neither advance a man's, " fortune...qualify <'• him for the entertainment of company, no? " V increafe his power of felf-enjoyment.-*— On " the contrary, they crofs all thefe defirable... | |
 | David Hume - 1758 - 568 pages
...reafon are they every where rejected by men of fenfe, but becaufe they ferve no manner of purpofe ; neither advance a man's fortune in the world, nor...qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor encreafe his power of felf-enjoyment ? We obferve, on the contrary, that they crofs all thefe defireable... | |
 | James Fordyce - 1777 - 390 pages
...he affirms " men " of fenfe have every where rejected, be" caufe they ferve no manner of purpofe; " neither advance a man's fortune in the " 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 pages
...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 in the world, nor...valuable member of fociety; neither qualify him for jhe entertainment of company, nor increafe his power of felf-enjoyment ? We obferve, on the contrary,... | |
 | David Hume - 1788 - 600 pages
...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 in the world, nor...entertainment of company, nor increafe his power of felf-enjoyment ? We obferve, on the contrary, that they crofs all thefe dcT 3 firable * Qualities immediately... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 540 pages
...are, -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 pages
...monkifli 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,...valuable member of fociety, neither qualify him for the enter" tainment of company, nor increafe his power of felf-enjoy" ment On the contrary, they crofs... | |
 | David Hume - 1804 - 552 pages
...reason are they everywhere rejected by men of sense, but because they serve to no manner of purpose ; neither advance a man's fortune in the world, nor render him a more valuable member of society ; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor increase his power of self-enjoyment... | |
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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... 
