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In the search after this felicity with whom
has man to do? He has to do with himself in those

proceedings in which others are not concerned – with himself
in those proceedings in which others are concerned, – & with others
others in those proceedings in which either himself or they
are concerned. Within these limits come all questions of
duty – & in consequence all questions of virtue. And into
these divisions all moral inquiries investigations as to the morality
must be brought.

The first inquiry then regards the second should be directed concerns to that conduct
which concerns the individual alone and which has no influence upon
the pains or pleasures of others, that is to say the purely
self-regarding Where the influence of actions conduct does not reach
beyond the individua, –l where his thoughts, – or tastes, – or actions
do not affect others – his line of duty is plainly marked.
He must provide for his own personal enjoyment – weighing
one pleasure against another – taking into account all
corresponding pains – and to then draw that balance of happiness
which will best stand the test of thought and of time. As to
his bodily acts he will have to weigh the consequence of each –
the suffering consequent upon growing out of pleasure, – the pleasure attendant
upon privation. As to his mental acts he will have to take
care that present pleasurable thoughts do not bring with them future preponderant
sufferings – in retrospective thoughts, it will his wisdom become him to
dwell only on such as leave a profit to happiness – and in
his thoughts for futurity whether requiring or not requiring
action, it will be his wisdom to avoid anticipations likely to be
disappointed – or such as when the accounts are closed have will give
a loss of pleasure. So in the expectations he may form
let him not add to possible future the more pernicious person influence
of positive present evil – let him not create a misery now
which perhaps may never have an existence hereafter.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	329	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles
Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f4
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	5545
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