But To Us, Probability Is

Happiness Or Satisfaction Consists Only In The Enjoyment Of Those Objects Which Are By Nature Suited To Our Several Particular Appetites, Passions, And Affections.

The Object Of Self-love Is Expressed In The Term Self; And Every Appetite Of Sense, And Every Particular Affection Of The Heart, Are Equally Interested Or Disinterested, Because The Objects Of Them All Are Equally Self Or Somewhat Else.

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.

God Almighty Is, To Be Sure, Unmoved By Passion Or Appetite, Unchanged By Affection; But Then It Is To Be Added That He Neither Sees Nor Hears Nor Perceives Things By Any Senses Like Ours; But In A Manner Infinitely More Perfect.

Man May Act According To That Principle Or Inclination Which For The Present Happens To Be Strongest, And Yet Act In A Way Disproportionate To, And Violate His Real Proper Nature.