The theory of moral sentiments: By Adam Smith, ...

intirely go along with the effort which he thus makes to support himself in his own opinion. They exert their whole genero|sity and greatness of mind, to correct in themselves this irregularity of human na|ture, and endeavour to regard his unfor|tunate magnanimity in the same light in which, had it been successful, they would, without any such generous exertion, have naturally been disposed to consider it.