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I found Hugo Cerqueira's post very useful, but I should point out the degree to which the
passions can be tamed. Writing of savages and barbarians Smith said (TMS): "he is inured
to every sort of hardship. He is in continual danger: he is often exposed to the greatest
extremities of hunger, and frequently dies of pure want. His circumstances not only
habituate him to every sort of distress, but teach him to give way to none of the passions
which that distress is apt to excite ....  His passions, how furious and violent soever,
are never permitted to disturb the serenity of his countenance or the composure of his
conduct and behaviour. The savages in North America, we are told, assume upon all
occasions the greatest indifference, and would think themselves degraded if they should
ever appear in any respect to be overcome, either by love, or grief, or resentment. Their
magnanimity and self-command, in this respect, are almost beyond the conception of
Europeans."
 
Michael Perelman 
 
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