magnanimity

is snfflciently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise.

Magnanimity is snfflciently defined by its name, nevertheless one can say it is the good sense of pride, the most noble way of receiving praise.

is above circumstance ; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.

Magnanimity Is above circumstance ; and any virtue which depends on that is more of constitution than of principle.

 owes no account to prudence of its motives.

is a virtue of the first order and consists of the habit of claiming high honors for oneself with the understanding that one is worthy of them.

Men often speak of virtue without using the word but saying instead "the quality of life" or "the great society" or "ethical" or even "square." But do we know what virtue is? Socrates arrived at the conclusion that it is the greatest good for a human being to make everyday speeches about virtue-apparently without ever finding a completely satisfactory definition of it. However, if we seek the most elaborate and least ambiguous answer to this truly vital question, we shall turn to Aristotle's Ethics. There we read among other things that there is a virtue of the first order called magnanimity—the habit of claiming high honors for oneself with the understanding that one is worthy of them.

is the good sense of pride, and the noblest way of acquiring applause.

Magnanimity is the good sense of pride, and the noblest way of acquiring applause.

magnanimity, n.Definitions

magnanimity