(EPM, Section 4) The following quote highlights the origin of this virtue - the notion that this virtue was "created" is particularly evident: Without such a UTILITY, it will readily be owned, that such a virtue would never have been thought of.
（《道德原則研究》，第4節） 以下引用強調了這種美德的起源 - 這種美德“被創造”的觀念特別明顯： 如果沒有這樣的實用程序，它將很容易被擁有，這樣的美德將永遠不會被考慮。