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dispose_v to_o sacrifice_v all_o the_o ease_n of_o they_o they_o love_v than_o to_o part_v with_o their_o own_o x._o we_o feel_v and_o resent_v both_o our_o good_a and_o ill_a fortune_n in_o proportion_n to_o our_o self-love_n xi_o self-love_n make_v more_o man_n cruel_a than_o natural_a sternness_n and_o a_o rough_a temper_n xii_o self-love_n be_v often_o cheat_v by_o its_o own_o self_n for_o when_o it_o consider_v its_o own_o interest_n it_o so_o whole_o overlook_v the_o interest_n of_o other_o as_o thereby_o to_o lose_v all_o the_o advantage_n that_o may_v beâ—_n make_v by_o the_o exchange_n of_o kindness_n and_o good_a office_n xiii_o a_o man_n be_v but_o little_a the_o better_a for_o like_n himself_o when_o no_o body_n else_o like_v he_o for_o a_o immoderate_a love_n of_o one_o self_n be_v very_o often_o chastife_v by_o contempt_n from_o other_o fourteen_o self-love_n according_a as_o it_o be_v right_o or_o otherwise_o understand_v and_o apply_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o 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