This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ...desirent d'etre heureux, cela est sans exception. Quelques differens moyens qu'ils y employent, ils tendent tous a ce but. Ce qui fait que 1'un va a la guerre, et que 1'autre n'y va pas, c'est ce me'me ddsir qui est dans tous les deux, accompagne1 de differentes vues. La volonte ne fait jamais la moindre ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 edition. Excerpt: ...desirent d'etre heureux, cela est sans exception. Quelques differens moyens qu'ils y employent, ils tendent tous a ce but. Ce qui fait que 1'un va a la guerre, et que 1'autre n'y va pas, c'est ce me'me ddsir qui est dans tous les deux, accompagne1 de differentes vues. La volonte ne fait jamais la moindre demarche que vers cet objet. C'est le motif de toutes les actions de tous les hommes, jusqu'a ceux qui se tuent et qui se pendent."--Penstes de Pascal. Duke of Wellington.--More extravagant than ever! Fitzosborne.--Will Your Grace call to mind how much the Greeks accomplished without a hundredth part of the means, and with little of the experience that we possess: Have we not the same human nature to work upon as they hadf? " By the help of such vast numbers, living without anxiety, and in a goodly correspondence, they would be able to cultivate every spot that was habitable in the manner most suitable to its nature. By their united labours they would raise the most magnificent works, and add innumerable beauties to the face of the earth. Knowledge would increase wonderfully by experiments made at leisure, and with exactness, in all places of the earth, which would be freely communicated everywhere, and be regularly transmitted to posterity. An inconceivable progress would be made in discovering the laws of nature. There would be proportionable advances in all sorts of useful, ingenious, and agreeable arts. Every one might have the means of being a philosopher, if he pleased. A happy emulation, or love of glory, an unsatiable curiosity, the love of truth, and an ardent thirst after knowledge, would render men more ingenious and more successful in making useful discoveries, than either their present wants and necessities, or their love...
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