2。Where，however，apassiontakesitsoriginfromaparticularturnoftheimagination，theimaginationofothers，nothavingacquiredthatparticularturn，cannotsympathizewiththepassion，andsofindsitinsomemeasureridiculous。Thisisparticularlythecasewiththepassionoflove。Wemaysympathizewithourfriend\'sresentment，ifhehasbeeninjured，orenterintohisgratitude，ifhehasreceivedabenefit；butifheisinlove，howeverreasonablewemaythinkit，\"thepassionappearstoeverybody，butthemanwhofeelsit，entirelydisproportionedtothevalueoftheobject；andlove，thoughitispardonedinacertainage，becauseweknowitisnatural，isalwayslaughedatbecausewecannotenterintoit。Allseriousandstrongexpressionsofitappearridiculoustoathirdperson；andthoughalovermaybegoodcompanytohismistress，heissotonobodyelse。Hehimselfissensibleofthis；and，aslongashecontinuesinhissobersenses，endeavourstotreathisownpassionwithrailleryandridicule。Itistheonlystyleinwhichwecaretohearofit，becauseitistheonlystyleinwhichweourselvesaredisposedtotalkofit。\"
Ourphilosopherhoweveradmits，thatthoughwecannotproperlyenterintotheattachmentofthelover，wereadilysympathizewithhisexpectationsofhappiness。Thoughhispassioncannotinterestus，hissituationofmingledhopeandfearinterestsus，justasinthedescriptionofaseavoyageitisnotthehungerofthecrewwhichinterestsusbutthedistresswhichitoccasionsthem。Whenloveisinterestingonthestage，itissosimplyfromthedistressitoccasions。Asceneoftwolovers，inperfectsecurity，expressingtheirmutualfondnessforoneanother，wouldexcitelaughterandnotsympathy。Suchasceneisneverenduredbutfromconcernforthedangersanddifficultiesforeseeninthesequel，orfrominterestinthesecondarypassionsfear，shame，anddespairwhichareassociatedwithloveasasituation，andwithwhichalonewecanreallysympathize。
3。Inthethirdplacecometheunsocialpassions，suchashatredandresentment，withalltheirmodifications。Theyalsoarefoundedontheimagination，buthavetobeconsider-ablymodifiedbeforetheytouchthatpointofproprietywithwhichanimpartialspectatorcansympathize。
Forthesepassionsgiverisetoadoublesympathy，orratherdivideoursympathybetweenthepersonwhofeelsthemandthepersonwhoistheobjectofthem。Thoughwemaysympathizewithhimwhohasreceivedaprovocation，wealsosympathizewithhisadversary，ifhebecomestheobjectofundueresentment。Weenterintothesituationofboth，andthefearwefeelwiththeonemoderatestheresentmentwefeelwiththeother。Henceforresentmenttoattainthemeanofpropriety，itmustbemorereducedfromitsnaturaldegreethanalmostanyotherpassion；andthegreaterrestraintamanputsonhisanger，themorewillmankind，whohaveaverystrongsenseoftheinjuriesdonetoanother，enterintoandbearwithhisresentment。
Theseunsocialpassionsare，however，necessarypartsofhumannature，andasontheonehandwecannotsympathizewithexcessiveindignation，soontheotherhandweblameanddespiseaman\"whotamelysitsstillandsubmitstoinsults，\"fromourinabilitytocomprehendhisinsensibilityandwantofspirit。Thesepassionsarethereforeusefultotheindividual，asservingtoprotecthimfrominsultandinjury；butthereisstillsomethingdisagreeableinthemwhichmakestheirappearanceinothersthenaturalobjectofouraversion。Itissoevenwhentheyaremostjustlyprovoked。