If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become i…

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If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become insolent. ✨ Aristotle (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated), p.3164, Delphi Classics
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If men are given food, but no chastisement nor any work, they become insolent. ✨ Aristotle (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Aristotle (Illustrated), p.3164, Delphi Classics

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