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But they are far more
angry if they suspect that they do not possess these qualities, either not at
all, or not to any great extent, or when others do not think they possess them.
For when they feel
strongly that they do possess those qualities which are the subject of mockery,
they pay no heed to it.
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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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