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[15]
The magnificent man therefore is especially of this
sort, and Magnificence mostly finds an outlet in these public benefactions, as we have
said, since these are the greatest forms of expenditure and the ones most honored. But
Magnificence is also shown on those private occasions for expenditure which only happen
once, for
instance, a wedding or the like, and which arouse the interest of the general public, or
of people of position; and also in welcoming foreign guests and in celebrating their
departure, and in the complimentary interchange of presents; for the magnificent man does
not spend money on himself but on public objects, and his gifts have some resemblance to
votive offerings.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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