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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 16
Section 208 of 882
Canonical reference 1.5.16
Ancient Greek
πολυφιλία δὲ καὶ χρηστοφιλία οὐκ ἄδηλα, τοῦ φίλου ὡρισμένου, ὅτι ἔστιν ὁ τοιοῦτος φίλος ὅστις ἃ οἴεται ἀγαθὰ εἶναι ἐκείνῳ, πρακτικός ἐστιν αὐτῶν διʼ ἐκεῖνον. ᾧ δὴ πολλοὶ τοιοῦτοι, πολύφιλος, ᾧ δὲ καὶ ἐπιεικεῖς ἄνδρες, χρηστόφιλος.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
The meaning of numerous and worthy friends is easy to understand from the definition of a friend. A friend is one who exerts himself to do for the sake of another what he thinks is advantageous to him. A man to whom many persons are so disposed, has many friends; if they are virtuous, he has worthy friends.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Le sens de l’expression « amis nombreux et dignes » est facile à comprendre à partir de la définition de l’ami. Un ami est celui qui s’efforce d’accomplir, pour le bien d’un autre, ce qu’il estime avantageux à celui-ci. L’homme envers qui beaucoup de personnes sont ainsi disposées a de nombreux amis; si elles sont vertueuses, il a des amis dignes.
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