PART III. Of the foundation of our judgments concerning our own sentiments and conduct, and of the sense of duty.
SECT. I. Of the consciousness of merited praise or blame.
IN the two foregoing parts of this dis|course, I have chiefly considered the origin and foundation of our judgments concerning the sentiments and conduct of others. I come now to consider the ori|gin of those concerning our own.
The desire of the approbation and esteem of those we live with, which is of so much importance to our happiness, cannot be fully and intirely contented but by render|ing ourselves the just and proper objects of those sentiments, and by adjusting our own character and conduct according to those measures and rules by which esteem and approbation are naturally bestowed. It is
