Quote from: Happiness Topic

The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good: particular affections rest in the external things themselves.


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Author Bio


  • NameJoseph Butler
  • DescriptionEnglish bishop, philosopher
  • BornMay 18, 1692
  • DiedJune 16, 1752
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPriest; Philosopher; Theologian