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G The object of every man's wish and every man's endeavour,
from the beginning of life to the end of it, is the to increase his
own felicity: his felicity — as connected with pleasure and disconnected
with pain.

But what is pleasure, & what is pain? Does every
man form the same estimate? Fa from it — That is pleasure
which a man's judgement, aided by his memory, recommends
and recognizes to his feelings as pleasure. No man can
allow another to decide for him as to what is pleasure, or
what is the balance, or the amount of pleasure; and hence
a necessary consequence that every man of ripe age
and sound mind ought on this subject to be left to
judge and act for himself, and that the attempts to
give a direction to conduct inconsistent with his
views of his own interest is no better than folly and
impertinence. And the more closely the matter is examined
the more decideds will this be found to be the case.

The business of the moralist, what then does it become? He
can place before the eyes of the inquirer a sketch of the probable
future more correct and complete than would have presented
itself to his view in the midst of present influences.
The moralist may assist him in making reflexions and drawing
conclusions — in taking a more complete audit of the part, and
from thence deducing calculations or conjectures for the time to
come. He may point out ends which had not suggested themselves,
and means by which they can be accomplished. He
may enable him to wisely choose between balancing pleasures
or pains. He may point out occasions where enjoyments may
be reaped or sufferings avoided. And thus far he will be laboring
in an honest and honourable vocation. He in fact to be most
useful he will be employed somewhat in the character of a
— a man hunting for consequences — consequences resulting
from a particular course — collects them as well as he can
and presents them for the use of those who may be disposed to
profit by his services. His task is humble — his labour is
great — his reward can only be the anticipation of good
to be done.

Identifier: | JB/149/358/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 149.
Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	149	Main Headings
Folio number	358	Info in main headings field
Image	001	Titles	g
Category	copy/fair copy sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner		Watermarks	i m & co 1831
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1831
Notes public		ID Number	50212
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