Eudemian Ethics 1233a.32-36

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Text Category
Literature: prose
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Reference
Eudemian Ethics 1233a.32-36
Quotation
Ἔστι δὲ καὶ ὁ μεγαλοπρεπὴς οὐ περὶ τὴν1 τυχοῦσαν πρᾶξιν καὶ προαίρεσιν, ἀλλὰ τὴν δαπάνην, εἰ μή που κατὰ μεταφορὰν λέγομεν· ἄνευ δὲ δαπάνης μεγαλοπρέπεια οὐκ ἔστιν, τὸ μὲν γὰρ πρέπον ἐν κόσμῳ ἐστίν, ὁ δὲ κόσμος οὐκ τῶν τυχόντων ἀναλωμάτων, ἀλλ᾿ ἐν ὑπερβολῇ τῶν ἀναγκαίων ἐστίν.
Part of Speech
Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Men (specifically this hypothetical Magnificent Man)
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
Medium/a Ornamenting
Elaborate ornaments (fine clothes, expensive personal objects like jewellery)
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A02078
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Derived directly from text