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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 17

Section 71 of 882

Canonical reference 1.12.17

Ancient Greek

αὐτοὶ μὲν οὖν οὕτως ἔχοντες ἐπιχειροῦσιν ἀδικεῖν , ἀδικοῦσι δὲ τοὺς τοιούτους καὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα, τοὺς ἔχοντας ὧν αὐτοὶ ἐνδεεῖς ἢ εἰς τἀναγκαῖα ἢ εἰς ὑπεροχὴν ἢ εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν,

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

In such a frame of mind men attempt to do wrong, and the objects of their wrongdoing are men and circumstances of the following kind. Those who possess what they themselves lack, things either necessary, or superfluous, or enjoyable;

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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13

C'est dans une telle disposition d'esprit que les hommes tentent de commettre l'injustice, et les objets de leurs méfaits sont les hommes et les circonstances du genre suivant. Ceux qui possèdent ce qui leur manque à eux-mêmes, qu'il s'agisse de choses nécessaires, superflues ou agréables;

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