The good man
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the good man · Piromis · the man content with what is allotted · the virtuous man
spoken of as
2 expressionsGood man“virtuous man”2 mentions
Nicomachean Ethics (Greek) · The Histories (Greek)
Hence the good man will be a lover of self in the fullest degree, though in another sense than the lover of self so-called by way of reproach, from whom he differs as much as living by principle differs from living by passion, and aiming at what is noble from aiming at what seems expedient.
Piromis“"good man"”1 mention
The Histories (Greek)
they traced descent through the whole line of three hundred and forty-five figures, not connecting it with any ancestral god or hero, but declaring each figure to be a “Piromis” the son of a “Piromis”;
in the texts
Nicomachean Ethics
The virtuous person, whose inner unity and self-regard serve as the model for understanding friendship, both toward others and toward oneself.
Hence the good man will be a lover of self in the fullest degree, though in another sense than the lover of self so-called by way of reproach, from whom he differs as much as living by principle differs from living by passion, and aiming at what is noble from aiming at what seems expedient.
Therefore the good man ought to be a lover of self, since he will then both benefit himself by acting nobly and aid his fellows;
It is therefore because the good man has these various feelings towards himself, and because he feels towards his friend in the same way as towards himself (for a friend is another self), that friendship also is thought to consist in one or other of these feelings, and the possession of them is thought to be the test of a friend.
The Histories
The Egyptian title given to each successive high priest commemorated by statue, meaning 'a good man in all respects,' explicitly contrasted with descent from gods.
they traced descent through the whole line of three hundred and forty-five figures, not connecting it with any ancestral god or hero, but declaring each figure to be a “Piromis” the son of a “Piromis”;
Meditations
The Stoic ideal figure defined by justice, contentment with fate, and indifference to others' faults or praise.
Try how the life of the good man also suits you — the man content with what is allotted to him out of the whole, and satisfied with his own just conduct and kindly disposition.
How much leisure he gains who does not look at what his neighbour said or did or intended, but only at what he himself does, that it may be just and holy — or, as the good man does, who does not gaze about at the dark character of others, but runs straight along the line, without swerving.
with being good, in the sense in which the good man is properly understood.