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Since praise is founded on actions, and acting
according to moral purpose is characteristic of the worthy man, we must endeavor
to show that a man is acting in that manner, and it is useful that it should
appear that he has done so on several occasions. For this reason also one must
assume that accidents and strokes of good fortune are due to moral purpose; for
if a number of similar examples can be adduced, they will be thought to be signs
of virtue and moral purpose.
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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