Sophrosyne
Ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Greek virtue. For the asteroid, see 134 Sophrosyne.
Sophrosyne (Ancient Greek: σωφροσύνη) is an ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind, which when combined in one well-balanced individual leads to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, purity, decorum, and self-control. An adjectival form is "sophron".[1]
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It is similar to the concepts of zhōngyōng (中庸) of Chinese Confucianism[2] and sattva (सत्त्व) of Indian thought.[3]