 Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to determine what we shall do.  The Conscience: Lectures on Casuistry - Page 39by Frederick Denison Maurice - 1872 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
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