“Nor is he liberal who gives with pain; for he would prefer the wealth to the noble act, and this is not characteristic of a liberal man. But no more will the liberal man take from wrong sources; for such taking is not characteristic of the man who sets no store by wealth.”

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Aristotle is a Greek philosopher of the 4th century BCE. He founded the Lyceum in Athens and wrote extensively on logic, metaphysics, ethics, and natural sciences. His works remain foundational to Western thought.

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