Anger，however，aswellaseveryotherpassion，may，uponmanyoccasions，beveryproperlyrestrainedbyprudentialconsiderations。Someexertionofmanhoodandself-commandisevennecessaryforthissortofrestraint；andtheimpartialspectatormaysometimesviewitwiththatsortofcoldesteemduetothatspeciesofconductwhichheconsidersasamerematterofvulgarprudence；butneverwiththataffectionateadmirationwithwhichhesurveysthesamepassions，when，bythesenseofpropriety，theyaremoderatedandsubduedtowhathehimselfcanreadilyenterinto。Intheformerspeciesofrestraint，hemayfrequentlydiscernsomedegreeofpropriety，and，ifyouwill，evenofvirtue；butitisaproprietyandvirtueofamuchinferiorordertothosewhichhealwaysfeelswithtransportandadmirationinthelatter。
Thevirtuesofprudence，justice，andbeneficence，havenotendencytoproduceanybutthemostagreeableeffects。Regardtothoseeffects，asitoriginallyrecommendsthemtotheactor，sodoesitafterwardstotheimpartialspectator。Inourapprobationofthecharacteroftheprudentman，wefeel，withpeculiarcomplacency，thesecuritywhichhemustenjoywhilehewalksunderthesafeguardofthatsedateanddeliberatevirtue。Inourapprobationofthecharacterofthejustman，wefeel，withequalcomplacency，thesecuritywhichallthoseconnectedwithhim，whetherinneighbourhood，society，orbusiness，mustderivefromhisscrupulousanxietynevereithertohurtoroffend。Inourapprobationofthecharacterofthebeneficentman，weenterintothegratitudeofallthosewhoarewithinthesphereofhisgoodoffices，andconceivewiththemthehighestsenseofhismerit。
Inourapprobationofallthosevirtues，oursenseoftheiragreeableeffects，oftheirutility，eithertothepersonwhoexercisesthem，ortosomeotherpersons，joinswithoursenseoftheirpropriety，andconstitutesalwaysaconsiderable，frequentlythegreaterpartofthatapprobation。
Butinourapprobationofthevirtuesofself-command，complacencywiththeireffectssometimesconstitutesnopart，andfrequentlybutasmallpart，ofthatapprobation。Thoseeffectsmaysometimesbeagreeable，andsometimesdisagreeable；andthoughourapprobationisnodoubtstrongerintheformercase，itisbynomeansaltogetherdestroyedinthelatter。Themostheroicvalourmaybeemployedindifferentlyinthecauseeitherofjusticeorofinjustice；andthoughitisnodoubtmuchmorelovedandadmiredintheformercase，itstillappearsagreatandrespectablequalityeveninthelatter。Inthat，andinalltheothervirtuesofself-command，thesplendidanddazzlingqualityseemsalwaystobethegreatnessandsteadinessoftheexertion，andthestrongsenseofproprietywhichisnecessaryinordertomakeandtomaintainthatexertion。Theeffectsaretoooftenbuttoolittleregarded。
OfSystemsofMoralPhilosophyConsistingofFourSectionSectionI