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... virtues with their childhood experiences ( the cherry tree episode , for example ) was not without point . Childhood was the time when these virtues were both learned and practiced . Childhood was the end point of the conservative ...
... virtues with their childhood experiences ( the cherry tree episode , for example ) was not without point . Childhood was the time when these virtues were both learned and practiced . Childhood was the end point of the conservative ...
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... virtues , like " unselfishness , integrity , simplicity , sincerity , incorruptible faith , indomitable courage , 42 [ and ] unbounded generosity . " One could conceivably con- centrate on developing virtues one at a time . But the use ...
... virtues , like " unselfishness , integrity , simplicity , sincerity , incorruptible faith , indomitable courage , 42 [ and ] unbounded generosity . " One could conceivably con- centrate on developing virtues one at a time . But the use ...
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... virtues . None of these virtues was unattainable . The impression of inimitability resulted from the listing of the virtues together . To counteract this impression , however , no one seemed willing to take back any of the attributed ...
... virtues . None of these virtues was unattainable . The impression of inimitability resulted from the listing of the virtues together . To counteract this impression , however , no one seemed willing to take back any of the attributed ...
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