The Map of Life
Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 384
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Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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Published: 1899
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE LECKY
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Published: 2022-08-23
Total Pages: 319
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the first questions that must naturally occur to every writer who deals with the subject of this book is, what influence mere discussion and reasoning can have in promoting the happiness of men. The circumstances of our lives and the dispositions of our characters mainly determine the measure of happiness we enjoy, and mere argument about the causes of happiness and unhappiness can do little to affect them. It is impossible to read the many books that have been written on these subjects without feeling how largely they consist of mere sounding generalities which the smallest experience shows to be perfectly impotent in the face of some real and acute sorrow, and it is equally impossible to obtain any serious knowledge of the world without perceiving that a large proportion of the happiest lives and characters are to be found where introspection, self-analysis and reasonings about the good and evil of life hold the smallest place. Happiness, indeed, like health, is one of the things of which men rarely think except when it is impaired, and much that has been written on the subject has been written under the stress of some great depression. Such writers are like the man in Hogarth's picture occupying himself in the debtors' prison with plans for the payment of the National Debt. There are moments when all of us feel the force of the words of Voltaire: 'Travaillons sans raisonner, c'est le seul moyen de rendre la vie supportable.'
Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 1909
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0244211353
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Published: 2019
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ISBN-13: 9780243655328
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Published: 2013-01
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9781313510448
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Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
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Published: 1899
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Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781289856076
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Author: William Edward Hartpole Lecky
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-15
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780265329610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Map of Life: Conduct and Character One of the first questions that must naturally occur to every writer who deals with the subject of this book is, what influence mere discussion and reasoning can have in promoting the happiness of men. The circumstances of our lives and the dispositions of our characters mainly determine the measure of happiness we enjoy, and mere argument about the causes of happiness and unhappiness can do little to affect them. It is impossible to read the many books that have been written on these subjects without feeling how largely they consist of mere sounding generalities which the smallest experience shows to be perfectly impotent in the face of some real and acute sorrow, and it is equally impossible to obtain any serious knowledge of the world without perceiving that a large proportion of the happiest lives and characters are to be found where introspection, self-analysis and reasonings about the good and evil of life hold the smallest place. Happiness, indeed, like health, is one of the things of which men rarely think except when it is impaired, and much that has been written on the subject has been written under the stress of some great depression. Such writers B. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.