An idea from Nicomachean Ethics

The proud man rightly claims great honours, walks slowly and asks for almost nothing. The Greek word behind pride means greatness of soul, “a sort of crown of the virtues”. It is also a portrait of a rich, well-born Athenian man, an ideal for one class.

From Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

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