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'T 's pride, rank pride, and haughtiness of soul; I think the Romans call it stoicism.
— Joseph Addison ‧ Cato
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Syphax dismisses Cato’s fortitude as pride and mocks what the Romans call stoicism. Juba has just praised Cato, so this is a hostile character judgment within a disagreement, not a neutral definition of Stoic philosophy.
- Addison, Cato (1823 prompt-book edition)Act I, scene IVReference checked
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