Things And Actions Are What

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.

Every One Of Our Passions And Affections Hath Its Natural Stint And Bound, Which May Easily Be Exceeded; Whereas Our Enjoyments Can Possibly Be But In A Determinate Measure And Degree.

But To Us, Probability Is The Very Guide Of Life.

The Only Distinct Meaning Of The Word "natural" Is Stated, Fixed, Or Settled; Since What Is Natural As Much Requires And Presupposes An Intelligent Agent To Render It So, I.e. To Effect It Continually Or At Stated Times, As What Is Supernatural Or Miraculous Does To Effect It For Once.

Things And Actions Are What They Are, And The Consequences Of Them Will Be What They Will Be: Why Then Should We Desire To Be Deceived?