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But since the signs of virtue and such things as are
the works and sufferings of a good man are noble, it necessarily follows that
all the works and signs of courage and all courageous acts are also noble. The
same may be said of just things and of just actions; （but not of what
one suffers justly; for in this alone amongst the virtues that which is justly
done is not always noble, and a just punishment is more disgraceful than an
unjust punishment）. The same applies equally to the other virtues.
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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