Book 4
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And even without argument it is evident that honor is the object with which the great-souled are concerned, since it is honor above all else which great men claim and deserve.
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The small-souled man3.12,13 should properly follow 3.8. falls short both as judged by his own deserts and in comparison with the claim of the great-souled man;
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the vain man on the other hand exceeds as judged by his own standard, but does not however exceed the great-souled man.That is, the small-souled man claims less than he deserves and less than the great-souled man deserves and claims; the vain man claims more than he deserves, but not more than the great-souled man deserves and claims.
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And inasmuch as the great-souled man deserves most, he must be the best of men; for the better a man is the more he deserves, and he that is best deserves most. Therefore the truly great-souled man must be a good man. Indeed greatness in each of the virtues would seem to go with greatness of soul.
