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To the Greeks, the word "character" first referred to the stamp upon a coin. By extension, man was the coin, and the character trait was the stamp imprinted upon him. To them, that trait, for example bravery, was a share of something all mankind had, rather than means of distinguishing one from the whole.
To the Greeks, the word "character" first referred to the stamp upon a coin. By extension, man was the coin, and the character trait was the stamp imprinted upon him. To them, that trait, for example bravery, was a share of something all mankind had, rather than means of distinguishing one from the whole.
Approximate author period: c. 1915 AD · modern
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- Edith Hamilton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1915 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Edith Hamilton: life dates 1867 to 1963. Wikidata Q77608, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77608 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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