Nicomachean Ethics 1125a.28-32

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Literature: prose
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Nicomachean Ethics 1125a.28-32
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οἱ δὲ χαῦνοι ἠλίθιοι καὶ ἑαυτοὺς ἀγνοοῦντες, καὶ ταῦτ᾿ ἐπιφανῶς· οὐ γὰρ ἄξιοι ὄντες τοῖς ἐντίμοις ἐπιχειροῦσιν, εἶτα ἐξελέγχονται· καὶ ἐσθῆτι κοσμοῦνται καὶ σχήματι καὶ τοῖς τοιούτοις· καὶ βούλονται τὰ εὐτυχήματα φανερὰ εἶναι αὑτῶν, καὶ λέγουσι περὶ αὐτῶν, ὡς διὰ τούτων τιμηθησόμενοι.
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Type of Thing Ornamented
Object/ Person Ornamented
Vain people
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Clothing
Visual Work: Jewellery
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Ostentatious clothing and jewellery
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