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And that which is scarcer is a greater good
than that which is abundant, as gold than iron, although it is less useful, but
the possession of it is more valuable, since it is more difficult of
acquisition. From another point of view, that which is abundant is to be
preferred to that which is scarce, because the use of it is greater, for
“often” exceeds “seldom,”; whence the
saying: “
Water is best.1
”
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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