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1829. Sept. 4.

Deontology Private. Rudiments. Pride & Vanity.

Difference between Pride and Vanity.

Both seek though perhaps without perceiving it to
obtain from you that is to say from every body good
offices of say services of all sorts on all occasions
for all purposes though without any distinct view of
any. It is by fear of evil, that is by the force of the
punitive Sanction that they seek both of them to operate
on you: but on the part of the proud man
the hostility is more open, more conspicuous or
as the French say more prononcé more declared
than on the part of the vain man. What the
proud man gives you to understand is that he
cares not what your dispositions are, amicable
or adverse as towards him: for that by means
of his importance that is to say the respect
that men in general have for him — the
fear they have of him — they stand engaged to
render him the best good offices that you
could render him and others to an indefinite
amount into the bargain. The vain man
does not regard himself as equally assured of your
esteem, of your respect, of your unassignable
and undefineable thence unlimitable good offices
or say services: for the purpose and in hopes
of commanding your esteem he makes display
of those qualities in him by which he hopes to
see your esteem and respect produced: and
the more flagrant his vanity the more
anxious is his desire — the greater the labour
he employs in the endeavour to produce those
same desirable and desired to him good effects.
Remains to be shown how it is that Pride &
Vanity are connected with Virtue & Vice.
Pride is in connection with that effective
malevolence, which is the opposite to effective
benevolence.

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Date_1	1829-09-04	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	014	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	255	Info in main headings field	deontology private rudiments
Image	001	Titles	difference between pride and vanity
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