 Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures : no intelligent human being would consent to be a. fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus, no person...  The Contemporary Review - Page 5181879Full view - About this book
 | 1861 - 882 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures : no iutelligent human being •would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would be an ignoramus,... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Decision making - 1863 - 120 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest...feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with... | |
 | English periodicals - 1863 - 532 pages
...highest faculties. Few human beings " would consent to be changed into " any of the lower animals for the " fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures ; no...person would be an ignoramus ; no person of feeling or conscience would be selfish or base, ' even though they should be persuaded that the fool, or dunce,... | |
 | Charles Tennant - Utilitarianism - 1864 - 486 pages
...which employs their higher faculties." Again : " Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest...feeling and conscience would be selfish and base; even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal, is better satisfied with... | |
 | Bible - 1864 - 524 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest...feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal, is better satisfied with... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Utilitarianism - 1864 - 108 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Tew human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest...feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be per- . suaded that the fool, the dunfle, or the rascal is better . •'... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - History - 1864 - 406 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest...feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal is better satisfied with... | |
 | Religion - 1864 - 524 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest...feeling and conscience would be selfish and base, even though they should be persuaded that the fool, the dunce, or the rascal, is better satisfied with... | |
 | Book, H. A. - 1865 - 184 pages
...their highest faculties. Few human beings would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals for the fullest allowance of a beast's pleasures ; no...; no instructed person would be an ignoramus ; no persons of feeling or conscience would be sellish or base, even though they should be persuaded that... | |
 | Philosophy - 1868 - 612 pages
...existence which employs their higher faculties. Few human creatures would consent to be changed into any of the lower animals, for a promise of the fullest allowance of a boast's pleasures ; no intelligent human being would consent to be a fool, no instructed person would... | |
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