“ neither advance a man's fortune in the world, nor render him a more valuable member of society ”
David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751). copy citation
Author | David Hume |
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Source | An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals |
Topic | society fortune |
Date | 1751 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4320/4320-h/4320-h.htm |
Context
“Celibacy, fasting, penance, mortification, self-denial, humility, silence, solitude, and the whole train of monkish virtues; for what reason are they everywhere rejected by men of sense, but because they serve to no manner of purpose; neither advance a man's fortune in the world, nor render him a more valuable member of society; neither qualify him for the entertainment of company, nor increase his power of self-enjoyment? We observe, on the contrary, that they cross all these desirable ends; stupify the understanding and harden the heart, obscure the fancy and sour the temper.”
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