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These moreover, as bound up with the passions, must belong to the

composite nature, and the Excellences or Virtues of the composite

nature are proper to man: therefore so too will be the life and

Happiness which is in accordance with them. But that of the Pure

Intellect is separate and distinct: and let this suffice upon the

subject, since great exactness is beyond our purpose,

It would seem, moreover, to require supply of external goods to a

small degree, or certainly less than the Moral Happiness: for, as

far as necessaries of life are concerned, we will suppose both

characters to need them equally (though, in point of fact, the

man who lives in society does take more pains about his person

and all that kind of thing; there will really be some little

difference), but when we come to consider their Workings there

will be found a great difference.