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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 17
Section 23 of 882
Canonical reference 1.10.17
Ancient Greek
διαφέρει δὲ τιμωρία καὶ κόλασις· ἡ μὲν γὰρ κόλασις τοῦ πάσχοντος ἕνεκά ἐστιν, ἡ δὲ τιμωρία τοῦ ποιοῦντος, ἵνα πληρωθῇ.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
But there is a difference between revenge and punishment; the latter is inflicted in the interest of the sufferer, the former in the interest of him who inflicts it, that he may obtain satisfaction.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Mais il existe une différence entre la vengeance et le châtiment: celui-ci est infligé dans l'intérêt de celui qui le subit, celle-là dans l'intérêt de celui qui l'inflige, afin qu'il obtienne satisfaction.
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