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from rage or madness, like power, whereas courage comes from constitution and fit nurture of the soul.Do you speak of some men, Protagoras, I asked, as living well, and others ill?Yes.Then do you consider that a man would live well if he lived in distress and anguish?No, he said.Well now, if he lived pleasantly and so ended his life, would you not consider he had thus contrived to live well?I would, he said.And, I suppose, to live pleasantly is good,
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