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01c. 353 BC
by doing just actions we come to be justEditorial context: A short extract from the linked translation of Aristotle's work. It is not offered as the exact English words of an ancient Greek speaker.
Meaning: Character is a practice, not a slogan
↗02c. 387 BC
the beginning is the most important part of any workEditorial context: Plato is the author of the dialogue; Socrates speaks in this passage. This is the wording of the identified translation, not an independently preserved transcript.
Meaning: Examine the ideas that form your starting point
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