• We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.

  Jose Ortega Y Gasset
  Spanish writer and philosopher 1883-1955
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1. distinguish
2. excellent
3. demands
4. himself
5. former
6. latter

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We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands on himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself. by : Jose Ortega Y Gasset

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