For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Joseph Butler bodychristmember Change image and share on social
Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else. Joseph Butler distanthatredlove Change image and share on social
Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why then should we desire to be deceived? Joseph Butler actionconsequencedeceive Change image and share on social
People might love themselves with the most entire and unbounded affection, and yet be extremely miserable. Joseph Butler affectionentireextremely Change image and share on social
Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated and shown. Joseph Butler endhumanlove Change image and share on social
The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. Joseph Butler adaptattaincapacity share on social
Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature; thus they show that we are such sort of creatures as to stand in need of those helps which higher orders of creatures do not. Joseph Butler creaturehelphigh share on social
The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and injustice. Joseph Butler deceiveemployinjustice Change image and share on social
Self-love then does not constitute THIS or THAT to be our interest or good; but, our interest or good being constituted by nature and supposed, self-love only puts us upon obtaining and securing it. Joseph Butler constitutegoodinterest Change image and share on social
God Almighty is, to be sure, unmoved by passion or appetite, unchanged by affection; but then it is to be added that He neither sees nor hears nor perceives things by any senses like ours; but in a manner infinitely more perfect. Joseph Butler addaffectionalmighty share on social
