"[W]hen the mind is absent, and the thoughts are wandering to something else than what is passing in the place in which we are, we are often miserable"
— Paley, William (1743-1805)
Author
Date
1785
Metaphor
"[W]hen the mind is absent, and the thoughts are wandering to something else than what is passing in the place in which we are, we are often miserable"
Metaphor in Context
Whilst our minds are taken up with the objects or business before us, we are commonly happy, whatever the object or business be; when the mind is absent, and the thoughts are wandering to something else than what is passing in the place in which we are, we are often miserable.
(p. 22)
(p. 22)
Categories
Provenance
Searching "mind" in Liberty Fund OLL
Citation
Paley, William. The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2002.
Theme
Wandering
Date of Entry
08/18/2005
