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'' | <p>to the conquerors. but if he had died before it would have been<lb/> | ||
in the most affluent Circumstances: whereas by the prolonging<lb/> | |||
<add>of</add> his life, he underwent incredible hardships. these are avoided<lb/> | |||
by death; and indeed if they do not happen, yet they may<lb/> | |||
at any time: but men do not consider that. every body hopes<lb/> | |||
for Metellus's good fortune: just as if there were more<lb/> | |||
happy men than unhappy; or human affairs certain,<lb/> | |||
or it were more prudent to hope than to fear: but even<lb/> | |||
grant that by Death people are deprived of good things: are<lb/> | |||
the dead therefore in want of conveniences? and is that their<lb/> | |||
<sic>unhappyness</sic>? certainly they must say so. can a man, who<lb/> | |||
is not, be in want of anything? for the very name of want<lb/> | |||
is a sad thing; because this is implied in it; he had it, he<lb/> | |||
has it not, now he desires it, he requires it, he stands in<lb/> | |||
need of it: these are the inconveniences of want. is a man<lb/> | |||
deprived of his Eyes? blindness is odious, his Children?<lb/> | |||
so is the want of them, this indeed may be <sic>applyed</sic> to the<lb/> | |||
living; but as for the dead they are not even in want of<lb/> | |||
life. I have been speaking of the dead which are not. but<lb/> | |||
to mention the living: does any man want horns or wings?<lb/> | |||
no one certainly. why so? because you do not want a thing<lb/> | |||
which naturally is not requisite for you <sic>tho'</sic> you perceive<lb/> | |||
you have it not. this argument should be <sic>inforced</sic> more<lb/> | |||
and more, which being confirmed, <gap/>, if souls are<lb/> | |||
mortal, we can make no manner of doubt of, but that</p> | |||
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to the conquerors. but if he had died before it would have been
in the most affluent Circumstances: whereas by the prolonging
of his life, he underwent incredible hardships. these are avoided
by death; and indeed if they do not happen, yet they may
at any time: but men do not consider that. every body hopes
for Metellus's good fortune: just as if there were more
happy men than unhappy; or human affairs certain,
or it were more prudent to hope than to fear: but even
grant that by Death people are deprived of good things: are
the dead therefore in want of conveniences? and is that their
unhappyness? certainly they must say so. can a man, who
is not, be in want of anything? for the very name of want
is a sad thing; because this is implied in it; he had it, he
has it not, now he desires it, he requires it, he stands in
need of it: these are the inconveniences of want. is a man
deprived of his Eyes? blindness is odious, his Children?
so is the want of them, this indeed may be applyed to the
living; but as for the dead they are not even in want of
life. I have been speaking of the dead which are not. but
to mention the living: does any man want horns or wings?
no one certainly. why so? because you do not want a thing
which naturally is not requisite for you tho' you perceive
you have it not. this argument should be inforced more
and more, which being confirmed, , if souls are
mortal, we can make no manner of doubt of, but that
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Jeremy Bentham |
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