| Joseph Napier - 1864 - 350 pages
...intended to supply active principles to influence conduct. But if we act upon our good impressions, then active habits may be gradually forming and strengthening, by a course of acting upon the motives and excitements which are continually less and less sensibly felt as impressions, even... | |
| William Watson English - 1865 - 190 pages
...of others' mortality lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together that practical habits are formed and strengthened...strengthening, by a course of acting upon such and such motives 1. Explain what is meant by Habits passive and active. Give instances of both. and excitements, while... | |
| Joseph Butler - 1867 - 350 pages
...of other's mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits are formed and strengthened...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are, by proportionable degrees, growing less sensible,... | |
| Mark Hopkins - 1869 - 376 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...acting* upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees growing less sensible,... | |
| Mark Hopkins - 1871 - 450 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees growing less sensible,... | |
| John Calvin Stockbridge - 1871 - 410 pages
...instances of mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits are formed and strengthened...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are, by proportionable degrees, growing less sensible,... | |
| Richard Whately - 1871 - 558 pages
...instances of others' mortality, the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together ; — that practical habits are formed and...and strengthening, by a course of acting upon such motives and excitements, while these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees... | |
| Mark Hopkins - 1871 - 444 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...impressions grow weaker by being repeated upon us, — it mast follow that active habits may be gradually forming and strengthening by a course of acting upon... | |
| Mark Hopkins - 1872 - 444 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, — that practical habits are formed and...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives and excitements themselves are by proportionable degrees growing less sensible,... | |
| Joseph Butler - 1872 - 384 pages
...of others' mortality, lessens the sensible apprehension of our own. And from these two observations together, that practical habits Are formed and strengthened...acting upon such and such motives and excitements, whilst these motives an*1 excitements, themselves are, by proportionable degrees, growing less sensible... | |
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