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Piety founded on reason and truth is secure; piety founded on feeling and inclination will not last

Drawn from what Mary Astell said

happiness
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happiness What makes a life go well: whether it is meaning, love, virtue, enough money, or simply expecting less.

What Mary Astell actually said

  1. Mary Astell English philosopher (1666 to 1731), born in Newcastle
    Reason and Truth are firm and immutable, she who bottoms on them is on sure ground, Humour and Inclination are sandy Foundations, and she who is sway’d by her Affections more than by her Judgment, owes the happiness of her Soul in a great measure to the temper of her Body; her Piety may perhaps blaze high but will not last long.

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