And it seems a reasonable presumption, that systems and hypotheses have perverted our natural understanding, when a theory, so simple and obvious, could so long have escaped the most elaborate examination.
But however the case may have fared with philosophy, in common life these principles are still implicitly maintained; nor is any other topic of praise or blame ever recurred to, when we employ any panegyric or satire, any applause or censure of human action and behaviour.

If we observe men, in every intercourse of business or pleasure, in every discourse and conversation, we shall find them nowhere, except the schools, at any loss upon this subject.

What so natural, for instance, as the following dialogue?
You are very happy, we shall suppose one to say, addressing himself to another, that you have given your daughter to Cleanthes.

He is a man of honour and humanity.

Every one, who has any intercourse with him, is sure of FAIR and KIND treatment.