History of the European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne

according action affections ancient animals appear association beauty become believe benevolence causes character Christian Cicero circumstances civilisation conception condition consequences constitutes continually course death derived desire distinct divine doctrine duty empire enjoyment equally especially essentially evil example excellence existence extreme fact favour feelings followed give Greek habits hand happiness Hist human ideas imagination important influence intellectual interest Italy kind latter leading lives mankind manner master means mind moral moralists motive nature never object observed opinion original pain passion perfect period philosophy pleasure political position possible present principles probably produce question reason regarded religion religious remarkable represented Roman Rome says selfish Seneca sense simply slaves society spirit stoicism Stoics suffering suicide teaching theory things thought tion true truth utilitarian vice virtue virtuous whole writers