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It was the great glory of the Greeks that they had those full and large views of man’s nature, not the narrow and pinched ones which are sometimes found even among Christians.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Morley reflects on the expansive views of human nature held by the Greeks compared to more limited perspectives found in some Christian thought.
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