not half so anxious that our friends should adopt our friendships, as that they should enter into our resentments. We can forgive them though they seem to be but little affect|ed with the favours which we may have re|ceived, but lose all patience if they seem in|different about the injuries which may have been done to us: nor are we half so angry with them for not entering into our gra|titude, as for not sympathising with our resentment. They can easily avoid being friends to our friends, but can hardly avoid being enemies to those with whom we are at variance. We seldom resent their being at enmity with the first, though upon that account we may sometimes affect to make an aukward quarrel with them; but we quarrel with them in good earnest if in friendship with the last. The agreeable passions of love and joy can satisfy and sup|port the heart without any auxiliary plea|sure. The bitter and painful emotions of grief and resentment more strongly re|quire the healing consolation of sympa|thy.
As the person who is principally interest|ed in any event is pleased with our sympathy, and hurt by the want of it, so we, too, seem
