Isocrates defining the most important attributes of a truly educated man: those who are not spoiled by successes and do not desert their true selves and become arrogant, but hold their ground steadfastly as intelligent men. Isocrates. Panathenaicus. Speech 12. Section 32.
Image: Tapestry depicting Scipio's triumphal procession to the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus produced by the workshop of Geraert van der Strecke after designs by Giulio Romano and Gianfrancesco Penni, 1660, wool and silk courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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