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And all these feelings arise from the same character
and their contraries from the contrary; for he who is malicious is also envious,
since, if the envious man
is pained at another's possession or acquisition of good fortune, he is bound to
rejoice at the destruction or non-acquisition of the same. Wherefore all these
emotions are a hindrance to pity, although they differ for the reasons stated;
so that they are all equally useful for preventing any feeling of pity.
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Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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