Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing ; and where they proceed not from some cause in the character and disposition of the person who performed them, they can neither redound to his honour, if good ; nor infamy, if evil. Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects - Page 101by David Hume - 1809Full view - About this book
| David Hume - Ethics, Modern - 1764 - 524 pages
...perifhing ; and where they proceed not from fome caufe in the characters and difpofition of the perfon who performed them, they can neither redound to his honour, if good, nor infamy, if evil. The adlions themfelves may be blameable ; they may be contrary to all the rules of morality and religion... | |
| David Hume - 1768 - 540 pages
...perifliing ; and where they proceed not from fome caufe in the characters and difpofition of "the perfon who performed them, they can neither redound to his...honour, if good, nor infamy, if evil. The actions themfelves may be blameable ; they may be contrary to all the rules of morality and religion : But... | |
| David Hume - Economics - 1804 - 552 pages
...passion, it is only by their relation to the person, or connection with him. Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing ; and where they proceed...themselves may be blameable ; they may be contrary to all^the rules of morality and religion : But the person is not answerable for them ; and as they proceeded... | |
| David Hume - 1817 - 380 pages
...raclers and disposition of the person, who performed them, they infix not themselves upon him, and can neither redound to his honour, if good, nor infamy, if evil. The action itself may be blameable; it may be contrary to all the rules of morality and religion : but... | |
| David Hume - Natural theology - 1825 - 526 pages
...fema*d periiShing ; and where they proceed not from in the chanoctef arid disposition of the person wlio performed them, they can neither redound to his honour,...may be blameable ; they may be contrary to all the rales of morality and religion : But the person is not answerable for them ; and as they proceeded... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1826 - 626 pages
...passion, it is only by their relation to the person, or connexion with him. Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing ; and where they proceed...themselves may be blameable ; they may be contrary to aH the rules of morality and religion : But the person is not answerable for them ; and as they proceeded... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1826 - 584 pages
...designed and premeditated, than for such as are the most casual and accidental. Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing; and •where they proceed not from some cause in the characters and disposition of the person who performed them, they iirfix not themselves upon him, and... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1826 - 592 pages
...characters and disposition of the person who performed them, they infix not themselves upon him, and can neither redound to his honour, if good, nor infamy, if evil. The action itself may be blameable ; it may be contrary to all the rules of morality and religion : but... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1854 - 596 pages
...passion, it is only by their relation to the person, or connection with him. Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing ; and where they proceed...who performed them, they can neither redound to his honor if good, nor infamy if evil. The actions themselves may be blamable ; they may be contrary to... | |
| David Hume - Philosophy - 1854 - 576 pages
...Actions are, by their very nature, temporary and perishing ; and where they proceed not from some came in the character and disposition of the person who performed them, they can neither redound to his honor if good, nor infamy if evil. The actions themselves may be blamable ; they may be contrary to... | |
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