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The text begins mid-sentence, describing the nature of certain vices or states.
...of a base condition, according to which one is able to be affected by the fears that concern death.
d. Sophrosyne Temperance/Moderation.
Temperance is a virtue of the appetitive part of the soul, according to which men become free from desire regarding the enjoyment of base pleasures.
e. Enkrateia Continence/Self-restraint.
Continence is a virtue of the appetitive part of the soul, according to which they hold back with reason the desire that urges them toward base pleasures.
ϛ. Dikaiosyne Justice.
Justice is a virtue of the soul, distributive of what is according to desert.
ζ. Eleutheriotes Liberality.
Liberality is a virtue of the soul, spending upon noble things.
θ. Megalopsychia Magnanimity.
Magnanimity is a virtue of the soul, according to which one is able to bear good fortune, and bad fortune, and honor, and dishonor.