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anyhow, we show no respect for
those for whom we entertain a profound contempt. Men also are mild towards those
who humble themselves before them and do not contradict them, for they seem to
recognize that they are inferior; now, those who are inferior are afraid, and no
one who is afraid slights another. Even the behavior of dogs proves that anger
ceases towards those who humble themselves, for they do not bite those who sit
down.1
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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