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 distanthatredlove Change image and share on social
The Epistles in the New Testament have all of them a particular reference to the condition and usages of the Christian world at the time they were written. Joseph Butler christianconditionepistle Change image and share on social
For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Joseph Butler bodychristmember Change image and share on social
Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived? Joseph Butler actionconsequencedeceive Change image and share on social
People might love themselves with the most entire and unbounded affection, and yet be extremely miserable. Joseph Butler affectionentireextremely Change image and share on social
Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated and shown. Joseph Butler endhumanlove Change image and share on social
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 interested or disinterested, because the objects of them all are equally self or somewhat else. Joseph Butler affectionappetitedisinterested share on social
Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature; thus they show that we are such sort of creatures as to stand in need of those helps which higher orders of creatures do not. Joseph Butler creaturehelphigh share on social
The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and injustice. Joseph Butler deceiveemployinjustice Change image and share on social
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 affectionbinddegree Change image and share on social
