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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 17
Section 42 of 882
Canonical reference 1.11.17
Ancient Greek
καὶ ὁ φίλος τῶν ἡδέων· τό τε γὰρ φιλεῖν ἡδύ (οὐδεὶς γὰρ φίλοινος μὴ χαίρων οἴνῳ) καὶ τὸ φιλεῖσθαι ἡδύ· φαντασία γὰρ καὶ ἐνταῦθα τοῦ ὑπάρχειν αὐτῷ τὸ ἀγαθὸν εἶναι, οὗ πάντες ἐπιθυμοῦσιν οἱ αἰσθανόμενοι· τὸ δὲ φιλεῖσθαι ἀγαπᾶσθαί ἐστιν αὐτὸν διʼ αὑτόν.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
A friend also is among pleasant things, for it is pleasant to love - for no one loves wine unless he finds pleasure in it - just as it is pleasant to be loved; for in this case also a man has an impression that he is really endowed with good qualities, a thing desired by all who perceive it; and to be loved is to be cherished for one's own sake.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Un ami compte également parmi les choses agréables, car il est agréable d'aimer (nul n'aime le vin s'il n'y trouve pas de plaisir), tout comme il est agréable d'être aimé. Dans ce cas aussi, l'homme a l'impression d'être réellement pourvu de bonnes qualités, chose que désirent tous ceux qui en ont conscience; et être aimé, c'est être chéri pour soi-même.
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Fear
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Friendship
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Impressions and assent
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Justice
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Love
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Reason
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