A Treatise of Human Nature - Volume 2

sion, connected with it; and that passion, when excited, turns our view to another idea, which is that of self. Here then is a passion placed between two ideas, of which one produces it, and the other is produced by it. The first idea, therefore, represents the cause, and the second the object of the passion.

To begin with the causes of pride and humility; we may observe that their most obvious and remarkable property is the vast variety of subjects upon which they may be placed. Every valuable quality of the mind—whether of the imagination, judgment, memory, or disposition; wit, good sense, learning, courage, justice, integrity—all these are the causes of pride, and their opposites are the causes of humility. Nor are these passions confined to the mind, but they extend their view to the body likewise. A man may be proud of his beauty, strength, agility, good mien Mien: a person's look or manner, especially one of a particular kind that indicates their character or mood., address Social skill or manual dexterity. in dancing, riding, fencing, and of his dexterity in any manual business or manufacture. But this is not all. The passion, looking further, comprehends whatever objects are in the least allied or related to us. Our country, family, children, relations, riches, houses, gardens, horses, dogs, clothes; any of these may become a cause either of pride or of humility.