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progress_n towards_o virtue_n as_o to_o quit_v all_o other_o vice_n yet_o there_o be_v but_o very_o little_a hope_n or_o appearance_n of_o its_o ever_o renounce_v itself_o it_o push_v man_n to_o brave_a and_o illustrious_a action_n i_o confess_v it_o and_o the_o benefit_n of_o these_o action_n to_o the_o public_a be_v unspeakable_a but_o though_o other_o may_v reap_v the_o fruit_n and_o be_v the_o better_a for_o such_o action_n yet_o it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o person_n who_o do_v they_o be_v one_o whit_n the_o better_a for_o they_o these_o may_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o passion_n and_o not_o of_o virtue_n or_o principle_n and_o if_o they_o be_v so_o this_o excuse_n be_v vain_a for_o at_o present_v it_o be_v not_o the_o profit_n but_o the_o intrinsic_a goodness_n of_o such_o exploit_n that_o we_o be_v inquire_v into_o i_o know_v indeed_o this_o passion_n shelter_n itself_o under_o that_o very_a excellent_a maxim_n that_o we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o alone_o 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