For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good: particular affections rest in the external things themselves.

It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered.

Self-love then does not constitute THIS or THAT to be our interest or good; but, our interest or good being constituted by nature and supposed, self-love only puts us upon obtaining and securing it.

The satisfaction that accompanies good acts is itself not the motivation of the act; satisfaction is not the motive, but only the consequence.

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections.

People might love themselves with the most entire and unbounded affection, and yet be extremely miserable.