Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and charact…

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Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given. ✨ Plato, Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (1987). The Republic
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Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given. ✨ Plato, Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (1987). The Republic

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