A Treatise of Human Nature

BOOK III PART III subdued, felt in himself such a dignity of right and of empire, that he coued not believe it possible any one ...

BOOK III PART III and natural, and represent to us the excellency of the Christian religion, which places humil- ity in the rank ...

BOOK III PART III goes beyond its just bounds, it loses the first ad- vantage, and even becomes prejudicial; which is the reason ...

BOOK III PART III have been acquainted. Heroism, or military glory, is much admired by the generality of mankind. They consider ...

BOOK III PART III of it so elevates the mind, that we cannot refuse it our admiration. The pain, which we receive from its tende ...

BOOK III PART III No one, who duly considers of this matter, will make any scruple of allowing, that any piece of in-breeding, o ...

BOOK III PART III we may here observe a double rebound of the sympathy; which is a principle very similar to what we have observ ...

BOOK III PART III SECTIONIII. OFGOODNESS AND BENEVOLENCE Having thus explained the origin of that praise and approbation, which ...

BOOK III PART III person moves, in order to form a judgment of his moral character. When the natural ten- dency of his passions ...

BOOK III PART III harm be often very remote from ourselves, yet sometimes it is very near us, and interests us strongly by sympa ...

BOOK III PART III with persons near and contiguous; yet we ne- glect all these differences in our calm judg- ments concerning th ...

BOOK III PART III From these principles we may easily account for that merit, which is commonly ascribed to generosity, humanity ...

BOOK III PART III As Love is immediately agreeable to the per- son, who is actuated by it, and hatred immedi- ately disagreeable ...

BOOK III PART III fect virtue, mixes in it more of benevolence and humanity, than the man of courage and enter- prize, who natur ...

BOOK III PART III trifles: But they are the more engaging, the more minute the concern is, and are a proof of the highest merit ...

BOOK III PART III Hence the peculiar merit of benevolence in all its shapes and appearances. Hence even its weaknesses are virtu ...

BOOK III PART III what appears in the greatest part of mankind. Where these angry passions rise up to cru- elty, they form the m ...

BOOK III PART III those parts of his character, which render him a safe companion, an easy friend, a gentle mas- ter, an agreeab ...

BOOK III PART III SECTIONIV. OFNATURALABILITIES No distinction is more usual in all systems of ethics, than that betwixt natural ...

BOOK III PART III courage; and much more than with regard to temperance and sobriety. Men are even afraid of passing for goodnat ...