BOOK II PART II
tion is the object of my passion, the very same
reasoning leads me to think the passion will be
carryed farther. The person has a relation of
ideas to myself, according to the supposition;
the passion, of which he is the object, by be-
ing either agreeable or uneasy, has a relation of
impressions to pride or humility. It is evident,
then, that one of these passions must arise from
the love or hatred.
This is the reasoning I form in conformity to
my hypothesis; and am pleased to find upon
trial that every thing answers exactly to my ex-
pectation. The virtue or vice of a son or brother
not only excites love or hatred, but by a new
transition, from similar causes, gives rise to
pride or humility. Nothing causes greater van-
ity than any shining quality in our relations; as
nothing mortifies us more than their vice or in-