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Well then, he is thought to be Great-minded who values himself

highly and at the same time justly, because he that does so

without grounds is foolish, and no virtuous character is foolish

or senseless. Well, the character I have described is

Great-minded. The man who estimates himself lowly, and at the

same time justly, is modest; but not Great-minded, since this

latter quality implies greatness, just as beauty implies a large

bodily conformation while small people are neat and well made but

not beautiful.

Again, he who values himself highly without just grounds is a

Vain man: though the name must not be applied to every case of

unduly high self-estimation. He that values himself below his

real worth is Small-minded, and whether that worth is great,

moderate, or small, his own estimate falls below it. And he is

the strongest case of this error who is really a man of great

worth, for what would he have done had his worth been less?