The Greek made physical training an important part of Education, not because he said to himself, "Look here, we mustn't forget the body" , but because it could never occur to him to train anything but the WHOLE man . It was [as] natural for the polis to have gymnasia* as to have a theater, or warships, and they were constantly used by men of all ages, not only for physical but for mental exercise [as well] .
The reward for Arete is the praise of one's fellows and [the lauds of] Posterity .
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