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Click on the phrases to see them in context. The original texts by Immanuel Kant and David Hume are available from the Gutenberg Projet.
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Nothing is more disagreeable than a man's over-weaning conceit of himself: Every one almost has a strong propensity to this vice: No one can well distinguish in himself betwixt the vice and virtue, or be certain, that his esteem of his own merit is well-founded: For these reasons, all direct expressions of this passion are condemned; nor do we make any exception to this rule in favour of men of sense and merit. I've increased my length from 4 to nearly 7 . As to the third sense of the word, it is certain, that both vice and virtue are equally artificial, and out of nature. vice and virtue must consist in some relations; since it is allowed on all hands, that no matter of fact is capable of being demonstrated. - I suppose the virtue to belong to my companion, not to myself; and observe what follows from this alteration.
Thus the good and bad qualities of our actions and manners constitute virtue and vice, and determine our personal character, than which nothing operates more strongly on these passions.