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And
since that which is harder to obtain and scarcer is greater,
it follows that special occasions, ages, places, times, and powers,
produce great effects; for if a man does things beyond his powers, beyond his
age, and beyond what his equals could do, if they are done in such a manner, in
such a place, and at such a time, they will possess importance in actions that
are noble, good, or just, or the opposite. Hence the epigram1 on the Olympian victor: “
Formerly, with a rough basket2 on my shoulders, I used to carry fish from
Argos to Tegea.
” And Iphicrates lauded himself, saying, “Look what I started
from!”
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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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