 | Dugald Stewart - 1821 - 382 sivua
...attend to, inquire out, and relieve dis" tressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the " various miseries of life with which he must become acquainted ; when yet, at » Book ii. chap. 6. (Page 56 of TATLOH'S Tranil.) voL. i. 40 i the same time, benevolence, considered... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1822 - 572 sivua
...less sensibly 'affected with the various miseries oflife with which he must become acquaint' ed ¡ when yet, at the same time, benevolence, considered...action, will strengthen ; and whilst he passively com' passionates the distressed less, he will acquire a greater aptitude actively to as" sist and befriend... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 484 sivua
...distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseriesof life, with which he must become acquainted ; when...actively to assist and befriend them. So also at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us, giveus daily a less sensible passive feeling... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1824 - 478 sivua
...attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life, with which...acquainted ; when yet, at the same time, benevolence, cqnsidered not as a passion, but as a practical principle of action, will strengthen ; and, whilst... | |
 | 1826 - 608 sivua
...distressed persons, and lie cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various oiiseries of life with which he must become acquainted, when...practical principle of action, will strengthen ; and while ' be passively compassionates the distressed less, he will ac' quire a greater aptitude actively... | |
 | 1826 - 606 sivua
...attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life with which...time, benevolence, considered not as a passion, but charity Resolutions to do well are properly acts. But / • as a practical principle of action, will... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - 1828 - 298 sivua
...attend to, enquire out and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot hut grow .less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life with which...practical principle of action, will strengthen; and \vhilehepassively compassionates the distressed less, he will acquire a greater aptitude actively to... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 482 sivua
...attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life with which...actively to assist and befriend them. So also, at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us, gives us daily a less sensible passive... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1834 - 414 sivua
...attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life, with which...actively to assist and befriend them. So also at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us, give us daily a less sensible passive... | |
 | Joseph Butler - 1834 - 408 sivua
...attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with the various miseries of life, with which...actively to assist and befriend them. So also at the same time that the daily instances of men's dying around us, give us daily a less sensible passive... | |
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Perception of distress in others is a natural excitement, passively to pity, and actively to relieve it : but let a man set himself to attend to, inquire out, and relieve distressed persons, and he cannot but grow less and less sensibly affected with... 
