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No quality in another gives rise to humility by comparison, unless it would have produced pride by being placed in ourselves; and vice versa no object excites pride by comparison, unless it would have produced humility by the direct survey. At that point, we will also be happy to locate the nearest training to you, which are available in numerous translations. In giving a reason, therefore, for the pleasure or uneasiness, we sufficiently explain the vice or virtue. Now, as a like uncertainty and variety of causes take place, even in natural objects, and produce a like error in our judgment, if that tendency to produce error were the very essence of vice and immorality, it should follow, that even inanimate objects might be vicious and immoral. The uneasiness and satisfaction are not only inseparable from vice and virtue, but constitute their very nature and essence. SECT. I OF THE ORIGIN OF THE NATURAL VIRTUES AND VICES Examine it in all lights, and see if you can find that matter of fact, or real existence, which you call vice. Whoever can find the means either by his services, his beauty, or his flattery, to render himself useful or agreeable to us, is sure of our affections: As on the other hand, whoever harms or displeases us never fails to excite our anger or hatred.