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

been virtuously educated, however, he will often have been made to observe how odi|ous those actions appear which denote a want of this sentiment, and how amiable the contrary. Tho' his heart therefore is not warmed with any grateful affection, he will strive to act as if it was, and will endeavour to pay all those regards and at|tentions to his patron which the liveliest gratitude could suggest. He will visit him regularly; he will behave to him respect|fully; he will never talk of him but with expressions of the highest esteem, and of the many obligations which he owes to him. And what is more, he will chearfully em|brace every opportunity of making a pro|per return for past services. He may do all this too without any hypocrisy or blame|able dissimulation, without any selfish in|tention of obtaining new favours, and without any design of imposing either up|on his benefactor or the public. The mo|tive of his actions may be no other tha•• a reverence for the established rule of duty a serious and earnest desire of acting, i•• every respect, according to the law of gra••titude. A wife, in the same manner, ma•• sometimes not feel that tender regard 〈◊〉〈◊〉
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The theory of moral sentiments: By Adam Smith, ...
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Smith, Adam, 1723-1790.
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London :: printed for A. Millar; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh,
1759.

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