From Schiller to Smith

Glancing through Schiller's "On Grace and Dignity" and "Dignity" this evening, I was struck by how similar it sounded to some points Adam Smith makes in The Theory of Moral Sentiments.  In particular, Schiller claims that the union of grace and dignity in a person represents our highest ideal.  For Smith, it's the union of the amible and respectable virtues.  The latter of these are "the great, the awful and respectable, the virtues of self-denial, of self-government, of that command of the passions which subjects all the movements of our nature to what our own dignity and honour, and the propriety of our own conduct require ..."  This is very much in line with Schiller's conception of dignity.  I fear, however, that comparing Schiller's notion of grace and Smith's conception of the amiable virtues might be forced.  Sorting all this out be a good Capstone project for any of you WSU students out there.