Greatness of spirit is to bear finely both good fourtune and bad, hono…

Aristotle
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Greatness of spirit is to bear finely both good fourtune and bad, honor and disgrace, and not to think highly of luxury or attention or power or victories in contests, and to possess a certain depth and magnitude of spirit. ✨ Aristotle (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated), p.2945, Delphi Classics
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