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modestia (opp. immodestia)

discipline (insubordination).

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  • modestia, the character of the man who observes a mean (qui servat modum), is used morally of self-restraint, moderation (σωφροσύνη). In politics it means loyalty; in the army, discipline.
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Submitted on October 09, 2019

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