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Plutarch, On Praising Oneself Inoffensively, 543b

nan to request the other not to mention such points but rather to consider whether one is of worthy character, commits no injuries, and leads a useful life. He that does this does not introduce the praise, but transfers it; and he leaves the impression not of delighting in the encomiasts but of being displeased with them for praise that is unbecoming and bestowed for the wrong reasons, using his better points to draw attention from the worse, not from a desire for praise, but to show how to praise aright. Indeed the words "Not with stone didI encircle Athens nor with brick; survey the wall Ibuilt and you will discover arms, cavalry, and allies" appear to reflect such a procedure. Still more does the saying of Pericles.

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