Man's Pursuit of Happiness: Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas |
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Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas Li-hsin Ting. III . VANITY Both sense of honor and vanity are instinctive of humanity . But they are quite distinct in nature . One is virtuous and the other vicious ; one is fed with ...
Dr. Samuel Johnson's Philosophical View in Rasselas Li-hsin Ting. III . VANITY Both sense of honor and vanity are instinctive of humanity . But they are quite distinct in nature . One is virtuous and the other vicious ; one is fed with ...
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... vanity or affection . " 3 However , vanity is one of the weak points of human nature , of which few can be free , including Johnson himself . Even when he was lying on deathbed , he was still worrying about his fame after death : A few ...
... vanity or affection . " 3 However , vanity is one of the weak points of human nature , of which few can be free , including Johnson himself . Even when he was lying on deathbed , he was still worrying about his fame after death : A few ...
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... vanity . On the surface , this vanity of social pretense seems not quite disastrous other than making one's living more miserable than it should be . But when we probe deeper into the nature of human desire , the consequences derived ...
... vanity . On the surface , this vanity of social pretense seems not quite disastrous other than making one's living more miserable than it should be . But when we probe deeper into the nature of human desire , the consequences derived ...
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