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Appearances
govern action
14. v.26.
The effect of a disposition of things upon
the mind (i:e: to towards produce action) is conformable
not to uniformly to the real actual disposition,
but to the apparent: to the disposition in
question not +
+ to what
as it is but as it appears
to be.
Appearances
are 1. Motives.
2. Means.
15
The disposition of things which can have
an effect upon the mind, is a disposition
either of motives or of means . of events
calculated to induce pain or pleasure,
& of events calculated to bring on or avert
the first events.
Temper.
16
Tempers alike between two persons, equal quantities sums of money taken given
to each unexpectedly accruing to each will produce
quantities of pleasure that shall be
inversely as the goodness of the circumstances.
Circumstances
(meaning pecuniary
circumstances)
167
The circumstances of a person ( meaning pecuniary circumstances) are said to be
good according as his income bears a
greater ratio to the expences in common
æstimation deemed necessary for the
maintenance support of rank and for the maintenance
of dependents.+
+ Note
A Gentleman of
£1000 a year is in
good circumstances
in comparison of
a Nobleman with
the same a thousand a year.
A Gentleman with
a thousand a year
and a Wife and
Children to maintain
out of it is
in inferior circumstances
with respect
to a single
Gentleman with
the same income.
18.
Tempers alike between two persons, equal
sums of money unexpectedly taken away
from each will produce quantities of pain
that shall be inversely as the goodness of
their circumstances.
19.
Tempers are to be supposed alike between
two men, when no reason can be assigned
for any difference.
20.
No reason can be assigned for any difference
in temper between two persons either of
them much more if both of them be personally not unknown.
Individuals not
known to Legislators.
21.
Men considered as the objects of Laws, i:e:
permanent regulations, are not in general personally not
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