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APPENDIX m. 253Withone, and give the fullest thought to our plans of action.the rest of mankind, on the contrary, daring comes fromignorance, but reflection causes hesitation. And of all bravemen they deserve to be thought the bravest, who, clearlyapprehending what suffering and pleasure mean, do not, onthat account, shrink from danger. (4) In showing kindness,again, we have adopted an attitude which differs from that ofmost men : we make our friends, not by receiving, but bybestowing favours. And he who bestows the favour, is afirmer friend ; for he secures the gratitude of him to whombe showed kindness by new favours : whereas the debtor ismore apathetic, as he knows that the return he makes is nota free gift, but the payment of an obligation. We alone helpothers without thinking of our own interests, quite franklyand in the confidence due to free institutions.41. (1) In short, I say that our city is a liberal education toGreece, and that the citizen of Athens seems to me to p

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