 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1820 - 264 pages
...man really has himself, is a virtuous act. All these, therefore, may and will contribute to* wards forming good habits. But going over the theory of...well, and drawing fine pictures of it, — this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it, in him who thus employs himself,... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - Human information processing - 1822 - 572 pages
...discoverers themselves." — Preface to I't.-i m.in uv'a Vim »f NEWTON'S J'/uloiophy. Note (U.) page 254. " Going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing " fine pictures of it ; tills is so far from necessarily or certainly conducting to form " a habit of it in him who thus... | |
 | Joseph Butler - Analogy (Religion) - 1824 - 484 pages
...in others that practical sense of it, which a man really has himself, is a virtuous act. All these, therefore, may and will contribute towards forming...talking well, and drawing fine pictures, of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it, in him who thus employs himself;... | |
 | John Thomas James (bp. of Calcutta.) - 1825 - 416 pages
...any of the advocates of irreligion who have been mentioned above. Butler's words are as follows : ' But, going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it in him who thus employs himself,... | |
 | English literature - 1814 - 684 pages
...forth no rhapsodies in praise of virtue, to those we recommend the following words of Bishop Butler. " Going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself,... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 608 pages
...principles of obedience, of veracity, justice, and charity Resolutions to do well are properly acts. But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing Jine pictures of it, — this is so far from necessarily or certainly condncing to form a habit of... | |
 | Daniel Wilson - 1826 - 572 pages
...conversion. But all this is nothing. " The going over the theory of virtue," says Bishop Butler, " in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form an habit of it in him who thus employs himself,... | |
 | 1826 - 606 pages
...principles; that is, by carrying them into act; the principles of obedience, of veracity, justice, and going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawingJinepictures of it,—this is so tar from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 482 pages
...discoverers themselves." Preface to PEMBERTOJN'S View of NEWTON'S Philosophy. Note (U.) page 387. • " Going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself,... | |
 | W. Massie - England - 1833 - 228 pages
...means Of moral happiness. Applicable to her is a remark in the profound work of Bishop Butler; — "Going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts,...talking well, and drawing fine pictures of it ; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it in him who thus employs himself,... | |
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But going over the theory of virtue in one's thoughts, talking well, and drawing fine pictures, of it; this is so far from necessarily or certainly conducing to form a habit of it, in him who thus employs himself, that it may harden the mind in a contrary... 
