Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones debases it: both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy must make the diligent and regular... Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 2811831Full view - About this book
| 1803 - 322 pages
...Yielding to immoral pleasure cor' rupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones ' debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its < genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. ' Whoever would be really happy must make the < diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 380 pages
...Yielding to immoral " pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and " trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree " disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it " over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really " happy, must make the diligent and regular exer" cise of his superior powers... | |
| 1806 - 348 pages
...Yielding to immoral " pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and " trifting ones debases it ; both in their degree " disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it " over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really " happy, must make the diligent and regular exer" cise of his superior powers... | |
| Montagu Pennington - 1807 - 668 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasures corrupts the mind ; living to animal and trifling ones, debases it; both, in their degree, disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and 'regular exercise of his superior powers... | |
| Montagu Pennington - 1808 - 442 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasures corrupts the mind; living to animal and trifling ones, debases it; both, in their degree, disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers his... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 372 pages
...Yielding to immoral pleasure " corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling " ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it " for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretch" edness. Whoever would be really happy must " make the diligent and regular exercise of his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 352 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal and trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral plea** sure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling " ones debases it; both in their degree disqualify " it for its genuine good, and consign it over to " wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, " must make the diligent and regular exercise of his " superiour powers... | |
| 1810 - 464 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral plea" sure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling " ones debases it; both in their degree disqualify " it for its genuine good, and consign it over to " wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, " must make the diligent and regular exercise of his " superiour powers... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...amusements. Yielding to immoral pleasure corrupts the mind, living to animal trifling ones debases it ; both in their degree disqualify it for its genuine good, and consign it over to wretchedness. Whoever would be really happy, must make the diligent and regular exercise of his superior powers his... | |
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