but one who diverges more widely, for
his error is noticed. Yet to what degree and how seriously a man must err to be blamed is
not easy to define on principle. For in fact no object of perception is easy to define;
and such questions of degree depend on particular circumstances, and the decision lies
with perception.
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9]
Thus much then is clear, that it is the middle disposition in each department of conduct
that is to be praised, but that one should lean sometimes to the side of excess and
sometimes to that of deficiency, since this is the easiest way of hitting the mean and the
right course.
