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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 20
Section 75 of 882
Canonical reference 1.12.20
Ancient Greek
καὶ τοὺς ὑπὸ πολλῶν ἀδικηθέντας καὶ μὴ ἐπεξελθόντας, ὡς ὄντας κατὰ τὴν παροιμίαν τούτους Μυσῶν λείαν.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
And those who have often been wronged but have not prosecuted, being, as the proverb says, Mysian booty.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Et ceux qui ont souvent subi des injustices sans engager de poursuites, étant, comme dit le proverbe, un butin de Mysien.