Bishop Joseph Butler quote: "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?"

The first thought is often the best. - Bishop Joseph Butler,
BISHOP JOSEPH BUTLER

The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as...
JOSEPH BUTLER

The Epistles in the New Testament have all of them a particular reference to the condition and usage...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited...
JOSEPH BUTLER

The private interest of the individual would not be sufficiently provided for by reasonable and cool...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affection...
JOSEPH BUTLER

The object of self-love is expressed in the term self; and every appetite of sense, and every partic...
JOSEPH BUTLER

The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiv...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Pain and sorrow and misery have a right to our assistance: compassion puts us in mind of the debt, a...
JOSEPH BUTLER

It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted, by many persons, that Christianity is not so mu...
JOSEPH BUTLER

To desire the attainment of this equality or superiority by the particular means of others being bro...
JOSEPH BUTLER

God Almighty is, to be sure, unmoved by passion or appetite, unchanged by affection; but then it is ...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be excee...
JOSEPH BUTLER

The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with ...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Things and actions are what they are, and the consequences of them will be what they will be: why th...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than ...
JOSEPH BUTLER

That which is the foundation of all our hopes and of all our fears; all our hopes and fears which ar...
JOSEPH BUTLER

Sir, the pretending to extraordinary revelations and gifts of the Holy Ghost is a horrid thing, a ve...
JOSEPH BUTLER

What interested me is that it is working-class and some middle-class housing, ... Typically one find...
JOSEPH BUTLER

But to us, probability is the very guide of life
JOSEPH BUTLER

There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowells of the earth, many a fair pearle in the bosome of...
BISHOP JOSEPH HALL

For whom he means to make an often guest, One dish shall serve; and welcome make the rest.
BISHOP JOSEPH HALL

Our cultural diversity has most certainly shaped our national character.
JULIE BISHOP

I got it into my head that I was going to be starring in movies that I wrote, so that's what I d...
LARRY BISHOP

I went to Phoenix, Arizona for 'Angel Unchained,' and they'd hire the bike gang from Pho...
LARRY BISHOP

I've met a lot of people since I was around four years old, some really big ones along the way, ...
LARRY BISHOP

With all due respect to the people who made the motorcycle movies during the '60s, I felt the so...
LARRY BISHOP

My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.
LARRY BISHOP

I always see that there's a - from a philosophical point of view - there's the appearance of...
LARRY BISHOP

The first bike that I bought was a Triumph 650. I really like the Triumph 650. I mean, of course, I&...
LARRY BISHOP

I dug the idea that I was being perceived as the black sheep of my family, but for me, it was like, ...
LARRY BISHOP

In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific ...
TIM BISHOP

The political spin in Washington is revolting, just revolting. It's a callous political game.
ROB BISHOP

He gets fired up a lot, but he loves the game. He wants us to do well but for ourselves. He always h...
ALAN BISHOP

It has been real emotional the last couple of weeks. When we played LAMP a few days ago, we knew we ...
ALAN BISHOP

Anyone who wants to be mischievous can have an awful lot of fun with the numbers. But we provide an ...
ALAN BISHOP

Many talk show hosts don't come across as friendly and warm and willing to see both sides of the sit...
ALAN BISHOP

Cultural export worldwide is dominated by the world's superpowers, who have the finances, operatives...
ALAN BISHOP

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in ...
JIM BISHOP

What we can do for another is the test of powers. What we can suffer for is the test of love.
BISHOP WESTCOTT

Do not think that what your thoughts dwell upon is of no matter. Your thoughts are making you.
BISHOP STEERE

I suppose [...] that the most convincing way to fool an enemy would be to fool a friend.
ANNE BISHOP

I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.
STEPHEN BISHOP

Some men die for lack of love…some die because of it. Think about it." - Daemon
ANNE BISHOP

True love is night jasmine, a diamond in darkness, the heartbeat no cardiologist has ever heard. It ...
JIM BISHOP

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men.
BISHOP WESTCOTT

Seldom if ever was knowledge given to keep, but always to impart. The grace of this rich jewel is lo...
BISHOP HALL

What childishness is it that while there's breath of life in our bodies, we are determined to rush t...
ELISABETH BISHOP

Should we have stayed at home and thought of here? Where should we be today? Is it right to be watch...
ELISABETH BISHOP

I don't know any parents that look into the eyes of a newborn baby and say, How can we screw this ki...
RUSSELL BISHOP

Nobody understands anyone 18, including those who are 18.
JIM BISHOP

He dropped pejoratives like subliminal seasoning.
JIM BISHOP

The art of losing isn't hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that t...
ELISABETH BISHOP

A good writer is not necessarily a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a...
JIM BISHOP

A newspaper is lumber made malleable. It is ink made into words and pictures. It is conceived, born,...
JIM BISHOP

Nothing fools people as much as extreme passion.
BISHOP HALL

Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into the future.
JIM BISHOP

... as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or we grow weak, and at last some crisis shows us what we ha...
BISHOP WESTCOTT

A clown sees life simply, without complications.
GEORGE BISHOP

He who foresees calamities, suffers them twice over.
BISHOP PORTEOUS

The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines o...
JIM BISHOP

When honor and the Law no longer stand on the same side of the line, how do we choose[?]
ANNE BISHOP

Amtrak offers riders a cost-effective way to travel throughout the country.
TIM BISHOP

A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation sys...
TIM BISHOP

As a personal beneficiary of the service that Amtrak provides and as someone who represents a congre...
TIM BISHOP

We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity.
JULIE BISHOP

'The Others' books take place in an alternate Earth where the Earth natives have been the do...
ANNE BISHOP

At 19, everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.
JIM BISHOP

Ageing means a loss of a number of skills over time.
JULIE BISHOP

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.
JULIE BISHOP

And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exe...
JULIE BISHOP

Scoops of mint ice cream with chips of chocolate cows.
JIM BISHOP

Sacredness and profanity and prayers and wishes: they're all held together by the broken limbs of th...
ELORA BISHOP

Coming in, you've got to picture yourself as the No. 1 guy. I think the first weekend of the year I ...
BEN BISHOP

I can't look at the other goalie, I just got to win the game.
BEN BISHOP

He kind of surprised me. I probably should have come out a little more, but he made a great shot.
BEN BISHOP

This was a disappointing loss. We didn't have any luck.
BEN BISHOP

I wish I could have that one back. But you have to put it out of your mind and turn the page.
BEN BISHOP

I tried to get him to go short side, high to the glove, but he went blocker side and put it in off t...
BEN BISHOP

It would be nice to get a shutout, but I'll take one goal every game. We've got the offensive firepo...
BEN BISHOP

Practices have been good; they've been real high-tempo. Everybody seems to be serious. Everybody kno...
BEN BISHOP

We want to maintain the quality of the earth for our current future generations, and it depends on i...
BEN BISHOP

Once that buzzer went off I was real happy. A little bit shaky but we're getting down to the Garden ...
BEN BISHOP

We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated.
TIM BISHOP

So many people, whether they knew her or not, felt somehow connected to her. If you went out with he...
ANDRE BISHOP

She was an extraordinary human being whose work and whose life were extremely intertwined. She was n...
ANDRE BISHOP

Wendy was a smart, kind, warm, funny, talented, generous, successful woman - that we all know. But p...
ANDRE BISHOP

I feel as if my heart and mind stopped on Jan. 30 in room 1917 of Memorial Hospital.
ANDRE BISHOP

If you said that Wendy was a feminist, she would say, 'I'm a humanist.' That (line)'s actually in Th...
ANDRE BISHOP

She was an extraordinary human being whose work and whose life were extremely intertwined. She was n...
ANDRE BISHOP

If we can capture the attention of 18- to 22-year-olds and focus it on the classroom and student lif...
ANNE BISHOP

Ninety-five percent of students use cell phones. We found a small group that used it all the time; o...
ANNE BISHOP

The potential of stem cells has been widely known for many years, but it is only recently we have st...
ANNE BISHOP

Although it will be some years before we are able to build actual human lungs for transplantation, t...
ANNE BISHOP

At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas.
JULIE BISHOP

Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will a...
TIM BISHOP

We're not trying to get companies out of their responsibility. It's the way of fairness - you pay wh...
BARNEY BISHOP

The main thing is don't try to catch the cat.
BARNEY BISHOP

I wouldn't be surprised if attendance is down a little bit.
BARNEY BISHOP

This is the business community's biggest issue.
BARNEY BISHOP

This critical legislation is about returning fairness to the legal system by holding those responsib...
BARNEY BISHOP

He has a keen understanding that a healthy business climate translates into more jobs, better salari...
BARNEY BISHOP

It's a fabulous idea because right now the House is not on an equal playing field with the Senate, a...
BARNEY BISHOP

I'm calling into question consistently, since I've been on the board, a lack of the communication fr...
BARNEY BISHOP

We are pleased with the turnout. We have some legislators, but we'd like to have some more.
BARNEY BISHOP

Unless she's caught something, she hasn't eaten since Saturday afternoon.
BARNEY BISHOP

This is my favorite kind of weather. I love it.
ASHTON BISHOP

Once the bar starts getting that high it starts to look like it's as high as you and it just starts ...
ASHTON BISHOP

I've cleared 5-6 once before, but it was at an indoor meet and conditions were perfect, so I would s...
ASHTON BISHOP

I'm just so excited that we're not going back on the bus today and feeling like we felt last year.
ASHTON BISHOP

We were all so happy everybody was crying. It was great.
ASHTON BISHOP

You could see they were getting rattled. That just gave us a boost.
ASHTON BISHOP

It's not about your record or where you're ranked in the polls. It's who steps up when it matters th...
ASHTON BISHOP

[But increasingly, cost and convenience aren't the only factors driving doctors online. Patients the...
BARBARA BISHOP

I'm kind of numb. This is his last show. It's amazing.
BARBARA BISHOP

I do think he kind of liked the Blarney Rock the best because they managed to sneak him out a little...
BARBARA BISHOP

The crowd never sways it. A judge does what a judge wants to do. You could stand on your head and sc...
BARBARA BISHOP

We are thrilled to be recognized by the county.
BARBARA BISHOP

[Just a few weeks ago, one of Bishop's patients needed emergency gallstone surgery. As the operation...
BARBARA BISHOP

There are some questions that shouldn't be asked until a person is mature enough to appreciate the a...
ANNE BISHOP

The Dimwit's Guide to the Female Mind might assist your efforts in understanding human females. But ...
ANNE BISHOP

All my life I have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper - just running down the edges of d...
ELIZABETH BISHOP

The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population age...
JULIE BISHOP

The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.
ELIZABETH BISHOP

In archetypes, there is the Nurturer and the Warrior. Different kinds of strengths that, ideally, co...
ANNE BISHOP

Archaeology is the peeping Tom of the sciences. It is the sandbox of men who care not where they are...
JIM BISHOP

A good writer is not, per se, a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a go...
JIM BISHOP

Being a superhero is great. Everyone should try it.
KATE BISHOP

If you study and prepare then success will follow.
JONATHAN BISHOP

Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.
JIM BISHOP

The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.
TIM BISHOP

There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.
TIM BISHOP

This is her time of year.
BRIAN BISHOP

Pine Plains outplayed us. They forced a lot of turnovers and we couldn't handle the pressure.
BRIAN BISHOP

I understand. It's better to be safe than sorry. I've got a lot of money to lose if this thing goes ...
BRIAN BISHOP

It's better to be safe than sorry. I've got a lot of money to lose if this thing goes and water come...
BRIAN BISHOP

It is truly amazing to see how these men and women get together, ... No kidding -- when the support ...
BRIAN BISHOP

We're being approached by four parties to do Hurricane Katrina relief. If we could get the governmen...
BRIAN BISHOP

The unicorn is a very fierce beast with only one horn. To capture it a virgin maid is placed in the...
BISHOP HONORIUS

My intention was to reduce the revenue of the company and increase the [profit] margins.
BOB BISHOP

I believe they reflect the stabilization we've achieved in our customer base, and our field organiza...
BOB BISHOP

At this point and time, the deals are relatively minor. If they were big enough, we would make a big...
BOB BISHOP

In the past, we have not offered this assistance package for making the port (to SGI) as painless as...
BOB BISHOP

It will depend on HP and Compaq's ability to stabilize themselves and make some kind of commitment t...
BOB BISHOP

It's very difficult for a small employer, ... For example, we do not offer any retirement benefits h...
BOB BISHOP

You've got to compete against the large employer for the workforce and it costs you more to do that,
BOB BISHOP

We've been shipping 64-bit chips for over 10 years, and the operating systems that go with that are ...
BOB BISHOP

In health insurance, what you're seeing is employers having to offer less rich benefits -- higher de...
BOB BISHOP

He strikes me as someone who would be a very good candidate. I do not know if he would get the nomin...
BOB BISHOP

Tobacco companies are legally operating entities in Australia. If the Government thinks that they sh...
JULIE BISHOP

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live i...
JIM BISHOP

Dementia is not exclusively a problem of the developed world.
JULIE BISHOP

The art of losing isn't hard to masters; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that ...
ELIZABETH BISHOP

Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, a...
JULIE BISHOP

Our nation and those of the developed world must offer our own resistance to despot leaders who seek...
TIM BISHOP

It is impossible to read for pleasure from something to which you are both father and mother, born i...
JIM BISHOP

Nothing is as far away as one minute ago.
JIM BISHOP

Today you can go to a gas station and find the cash register open and the toilets locked. They must ...
JOEY BISHOP

It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in ...
JIM BISHOP

Is that why you've been pushing me away? Because of how you look? [...] I waited for you my w...
ANNE BISHOP

Lincoln may be a revered icon, but he's also an historical figure about whom passions often run high...
MICHAEL BISHOP

It's a blot which shouldn't have happened and it's a blot which can't ever be erased.
MARK BISHOP

We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.
TIM BISHOP

I am sure commuting plays a significant part in the transmission of the flu. It's hard to isolate ou...
DALE BISHOP

We had two very successful forays to [U.S. regulators], ... We perceive that the U.S. negotiating po...
MICHAEL BISHOP

Synergy and serendipity often play a big part in medical and scientific advances.
JULIE BISHOP

Prevention is the key.
JULIE BISHOP

We have, after all, an ageing population, and dementia is generally a condition of ageing, in that t...
JULIE BISHOP

Today it has been estimated that the average 70 year old has four chronic conditions and consumes an...
JULIE BISHOP

The low humidity, the high winds, the lack of rain -- it's all a pretty good recipe for a fast-movin...
CALVIN BISHOP

Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy ...
JULIE BISHOP

At 19, everything looks possible and tomorrow looks friendly.
JIM BISHOP

The concern is the Government is not coming clean and informing the Australian public of the assumpt...
JULIE BISHOP

For the first time, they were seeing the dream beneath the flesh.

Karla stared at the poi...
ANNE BISHOP

It was a matter of being in the right place at the right time with the right stuff. There was this g...
ELVIN BISHOP

scared to read my paper, can't look at TV.
ELVIN BISHOP

Patients go online and bring you articles from the medical journals. You have to go online to keep u...
BARBARA BISHOP

You can cut your hair how you want, but I think you should get to where you wear it normal for the f...
JOEY BISHOP

[It] was kind of a wake up call for our team. It kind of gave us a little grudge coming in here. It ...
BEN BISHOP

It was just unbelievable experience. I am just so happy for seniors they worked so hard. This is wha...
BEN BISHOP

It was more of a learning experience. I've learned tons here. Almost every day in practice you learn...
BEN BISHOP

The potential of stem cells has been widely
known for many years, but it is only recently we ha...
ANNE BISHOP

Although it will be some years before we are able to build actual
human lungs for transplantati...
ANNE BISHOP

We still believe interest rates will remain unchanged over 2006.
ANNABEL BISHOP

Meanwhile, hard-working Americans are increasingly faced with workplace conditions in which critical...
TIM BISHOP

When you read about a car crash in which two or three youngsters are killed, do you pause to dwell o...
JIM BISHOP

The reporter is the daily prisoner of clocked facts. On all working days, he is expected to do his b...
JIM BISHOP

We took two of the kids up to the flight deck, and that made their day,
JIM BISHOP

While not being able to burn debris may inconvenience some individuals, holding off from burning unt...
JIM BISHOP

Young females are quitting more quickly and extensively than males, which is a surprise.
JIM BISHOP

Now the task was to get quantitative information about how much iron there was and about its chemist...
JIM BISHOP

We don't know all of the controls on how these plants grow and thus cannot predict how things will c...
JIM BISHOP

We're concerned that the same priority won't be given to long-term development as resources are siph...
JIM BISHOP

Mulligan: Invented by an Irishman who wanted to hit one more 20-yard grounder.
JIM BISHOP

It's better and easier on the transmitter to be on the air 24 hours a day rather than shutting it do...
JIM BISHOP

The recovery effort is one that's going to require three to five years at a minimum, and the agencie...
JIM BISHOP

They should not clean out their kitchens or the medicine cabinet. Very few agencies are interested i...
JIM BISHOP

They may not have had any medical treatment. We don't know if they've had any medications. Their hyg...
JIM BISHOP

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?

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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?

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