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And yet what ought he to possess who is worthy of the
highest eulogies?1 Must he not
manifestly be loved by the gods and among men be admired, for some qualities on
his own account, for others because of his good fortune? Now the longer list of
your virtuous qualities it will perhaps be fitting to describe summarily later
on, but the praise I have to utter for each of the gifts of Fortune I shall now
try to declare with truthfulness.
1 These identical words are found in Isoc. 16.30.
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