BOOK III PART III
himself. A person, in whom we discover any
passion or habit, which originally is only in-
commodious to himself, becomes always dis-
agreeable to us, merely on its account; as on the
other hand, one whose character is only dan-
gerous and disagreeable to others, can never
be satisfied with himself, as long as he is sen-
sible of that disadvantage. Nor is this observ-
able only with regard to characters and man-
ners, but may be remarked even in the most
minute circumstances. A violent cough in an-
other gives us uneasiness; though in itself it
does not in the least affect us. A man will
be mortified, if you tell him he has a stink-
ing breath; though it is evidently no annoyance
to himself. Our fancy easily changes its situa-
tion; and either surveying ourselves as we ap-
pear to others, or considering others as they
feel themselves, we enter, by that means, into