"The passions are the true counterweights of the passions."
— Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, Baron d' (1723-89)
Work Title
Date
1770
Metaphor
"The passions are the true counterweights of the passions."
Metaphor in Context
The passions are the true counterweights of the passions; we must not at all attempt to destroy them, but rather try to direct them: let us offset those that are harmful by those that are useful to society. Reason ... is nothing but the act of choosing those passions which we must follow for the sake of our happiness.
(p. 424-5)
(p. 424-5)
Categories
Provenance
Hirschman, A. O. The Passions and the Interests. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997. 27.
Citation
d'Holbach. Système de la nature. Reproduction of 1821 Paris edition. Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 1966. 424-5.
Date of Entry
10/20/2003
Date of Review
05/21/2009
