He hath given us an easy religion, and hath established our future felicity upon natural and pleasant conditions, and we are to be happy hereafter if we suffer God to make us happy here; and things are so ordered that a man must take more pains to perish than to be happy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Arguing that happiness is naturally intended and requires less effort than misery.
- In plain terms
- It is easier to be happy than to be miserable.
- What can you take from it?
- Choose happiness as it is the natural state.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is happiness the default state?
- Does suffering have value?
Another view
Life often involves significant suffering.
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