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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 12
Section 37 of 882
Canonical reference 1.11.12
Ancient Greek
ἡ μὲν γὰρ λύπη ἐπὶ τῷ μὴ ὑπάρχειν, ἡδονὴ δʼ ἐν τῷ μεμνῆσθαι καὶ ὁρᾶν πως ἐκεῖνον καὶ ἃ ἔπραττεν καὶ οἷος ἦν· διὸ καὶ τοῦτʼ εἰκότως εἴρηται ὧς φάτο, τοῖσι δὲ πᾶσιν ὑφʼ ἵμερον ὦρσε γόοιο. Hom. Il. 23.108 , Od. 4.183
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
This is why, even when his absence is painful, there is a certain amount of pleasure even in mourning and lamentation; for the pain is due to his absence, but there is pleasure in remembering and, as it were, seeing him and recalling his actions and personality. Wherefore it was rightly said by the poet; Thus he spake, and excited in all a desire of weeping.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Voilà pourquoi, même lorsque son absence est pénible, il se trouve une certaine part de plaisir jusque dans le deuil et les lamentations. La peine vient de son absence, mais il y a du plaisir à se souvenir, à le voir pour ainsi dire, et à rappeler ses actions et sa personnalité. Aussi le poète a-t-il dit avec raison: Ainsi parla-t-il, et il éveilla chez tous le désir de pleurer.
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