Therefore, the preeminent good can consist only in the conception of the law in itself (which can be present only in a rational being) so far as this conception and not the hoped-for effect is the determining ground of the will.

• 因此，只要规律自身的概念而不是预期的效果是意志进行决定的理由，卓越的善只存在于这个规律的概念之中(只有理性的人才有概念)。