 | Hugh Blair - 1784 - 298 lehte
...would difcern and adopt it as fuch. It is the peculiar effect of virtue, to make a man's bappinefs arife from himfelf and his own conduct. A bad man...fuccefs. But to a virtuous man, fuccefs, in worldly undertakings, is but a fecondary object. To difcharge his own " part with integrity and honour, is... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1794 - 446 lehte
...of virtue to make a man's * c chief happinefs arife frdm himfelf and his own te conduct; A bad m2n is wholly the creature " of the world. He hangs upon its favour ; lives <c by its fmiles; and is happy or miferable in *c proportion to his fuccefs; But to a virtuous ** man,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1800 - 410 lehte
...peculiar effect of virtue to make a man's chief " happinefs arife from himfelf and his own con" duct. A bad man is wholly the creature of the " world: he hangs upon its favours ; lives by its " fmiles ; and is happy or miferable in proportion " to his fuccefs. But to... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1802 - 510 lehte
...paffion, they would difcern and adopt it as fuch. It is the peculiar effect of virtue, to make a man's chief happinefs arife from himfelf and his own conduct....fuccefs. But to a virtuous man, fuccefs in worldly undertakings is but a fecondary object. SER M. To difcharge his own part with integrity and honour,... | |
 | Johann Georg Zimmermann - 1808 - 430 lehte
...Philosopher: " It is the peculiar effect of virtue to make a man's chief happiness arise from himself and his own conduct. A bad man is wholly the creature of the world : he hangs upon its favours; lives by its smiles; • and is happy or miserable in proportion to his success. But to a... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1818 - 478 lehte
...it as such. It is the peculiar effect of virtue, to make a man's chief happiness arise from himself and his own conduct. A bad man is wholly the creature...the world. He hangs upon its favour, lives by its 'smiles, and is happy or tniserable, in proportion to its success. But to a virtiKHi^ljHan, success... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 488 lehte
...it as such. It is the peculiar effect of virtue, to make a .man's chief happiness arise from himself and his own conduct. A bad man is wholly the creature...the world. He hangs upon its favour, lives by its smiles, and is happy or miserable, in proportion to its success. But to a virtuous man, success in... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1820 - 540 lehte
...It is the peculiar effect of virtue, to make a man's chief happiness arise from himself and hisown conduct. A bad man is wholly the creature of the world. He hangs upon its favour, lives by its smiles, and is happy or miserable, in proportion to its success. But to a virtuous man, success in... | |
 | Hugh Blair, James Finlayson - 1822 - 492 lehte
...it as such. It is the peculiar effect of virtue, to make a man's chief happiness arise from himself and his own conduct. A bad man is wholly the creature...the world. He hangs upon its favour, lives by its smiles, and is happy or miserable, in proportion to its success. But to a virtuous man, success in... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 lehte
...to man or his Maker ; those who are in power have the greatest opportunity of conferring favors ,' A bad man is wholly the creature of the world. He hangs upon its' favor.'' BLAIR. But all we receive at the hands of our Maker must be acknowledged as a favor. The Divine... | |
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To discharge his own part with integrity and honour is his chief aim. If he has done properly what was incumbent on him to do, his mind is at... 
