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Someone said to a Spartan who was defeated at Olympia, ‘Spartan, your opponent proved himself the better man.’ ‘No,’ said he, ‘not that, but more upsetting !’ 1
1 For a similar sentiment, see Moralia, 233 E (27), supra.
Plutarch. Moralia. with an English Translation by. Frank Cole Babbitt. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1931. 3.
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