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Again, all such actions as are in accord with
what is fitting are noble; if, for instance, they are worthy of a man's
ancestors or of his own previous achievements; for to obtain additional honor is
noble and conduces to happiness. Also, if the tendency of what is done is better
and nobler, and goes beyond what is to be expected; for instance, if a man is
moderate in good fortune and stout-hearted in adversity, or if, when he becomes
greater, he is better and more forgiving. Such was the phrase of Iphicrates,
“Look what I started from !”1 and of the Olympian victor: “
Formerly, with a rough basket on my shoulders, I used to carry fish
from Argos to Tegea.2
”
and of Simonides: “
Daughter, wife, and sister of tyrants.3
”
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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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