 That there is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wisdom and folly, no reasonable man will deny : Yet it is evident, that in affixing the term, which denotes either our approbation or blame, we are commonly more influenced...  Philosophical Works - Page 86by David Hume - 1854Full view - About this book
 | David Hume - 1764 - 614 lehte
...may, therefore, be worth while to confider, what is real, and what is only verbal in this controverfy. That there is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wifdom and folly, no reafon able man will deny : but yet 'tis evident, that in affixing the term, which... | |
 | David Hume - 1768 - 606 lehte
...may, therefore, be worth while to confider, what is real, and what is only verbal in this controverfy. That there is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wifdom and folly, no reafonable man will deny: : deny : but yet 'tis evident, that in affixing the... | |
 | Joseph Robertson - 1785 - 198 lehte
...i- another in the fame cafe ; and are joined in pairs by the copulative conjunction AND. EXAMPLES. THERE is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wifdom and folly. Intereft and ambition, honour and. fhame, friendfhip and enmity, gratitude and revenge,... | |
 | David Hume - 1804 - 592 lehte
...all our polite and fashionable moralists insist upon this topic, and endeavour to represent vice as unworthy of man, as well as odious in itself. We find...man will deny : Yet it is evident, that in affixing the term, which denotes either our approbation or blame, we are commonly more influenced by comparison... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 350 lehte
...vice form a strong contrast to each other:" " Libertines call religion bigotry or superstition ;" " There is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wisdom and folly." But if the parts connected are not short, a comma may be inserted, though the conjunction is expressed... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 348 lehte
...vice form a ftrong contraft to each other :" " Libertines call religion bigotry or fuperftition ;" " There is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wifdom and folly." But if the parts connected are not mort, a comma may be inferted, though the conjunction... | |
 | David Hume - 1809 - 868 lehte
...all our polite and fashionable moralists insist upon this topic, and endeavour to represent vice as unworthy of man, as well as odious in itself. We find...man will deny : Yet it is evident, that in affixing the term, which denotes either our approbation or blame, we are commonly more influenced by compari!... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 330 lehte
...vice form a strong contrast to each other :" " Libertines call religion bigotry or superstition ;" " There is a natural difference between merit and demerit, virtue and vice, wisdom and folly." But if thi parts connected are not short, a comma may be inserted, though the conjunction is expressed... | |
 | David Hume - 1817 - 564 lehte
...Accordingly we find, that all our polite and fashionable moralists insist upon this topic, and endeavour to represent vice unworthy of man, as well as odious...man will deny : Yet it is evident, that in affixing the term, which denotes either our approbation or blame, we are commonly more influenced by comparison... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 562 lehte
...of man, as well as odious in itself. We find few disputes, that are not founded on sonic nmbiguity in the expression; and I am persuaded, that the present...man will deny : Yet it is evident, that in affixing the term, which denotes either our approbation or blame, we are commonly more influenced by comparison... | |
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