Francis Hutcheson famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means.
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That action is best which procures the greatest happiness.
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Unalienable rights are essential limitations to all governments.
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The ultimate notion of right is that which tends to the universal good; and when one's acting in a certain manner has this tendency he has a right thus to act.
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Many are really virtuous who cannot explain what virtue is . . . But the powers themselves in reality perform their several operations with sufficient constancy and uniformity in persons of good health whatever their opinions be about them . . .
-- Francis Hutcheson
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Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul
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How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.
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I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years.
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I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
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Just because an animal is large, it doesn't mean he doesn't want kindness; however big Tigger seems to be, remember that he wants as much kindness as Roo.
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I am grateful for - though I can't keep up with - the flood of articles, theses, and textbooks that mean to share insight concerning the nature of poetry.
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You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.
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Delete, delete, delete and at the end find the ‘core aspect of the design’
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You see, Hansel and Gretel don’t just show up at the end of this story. They show up. And then they get their heads cut off. Just thought you’d like to know.
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Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things...
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