4 Quotes & Sayings By Joseph Butler

Joseph Butler (1692-1752) was an English philosopher and theologian, and a prominent member of the Oxford Movement. He is best known as the author of The Analogy of Religion, published in 1736, which argued that rational religion is superior to traditional Christian orthodoxy.

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Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else. Joseph Butler
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Happiness does not consist in self-love. Joseph Butler
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Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. Joseph Butler