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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 18

Section 210 of 882

Canonical reference 1.5.18

Ancient Greek

περὶ δὲ ἀρετῆς ἐπείπερ οἰκειότατος ὁ περὶ τοὺς ἐπαίνους τόπος, ὅταν περὶ ἐπαίνου ποιώμεθα τὸν λόγον, τότε διοριστέον.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

The definition of virtue, with which the topic of praise is most closely connected, must be left until we come to treat of the latter.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

La définition de la vertu, à laquelle le lieu de l’éloge est le plus étroitement lié, doit être réservée jusqu’au moment où nous traiterons de ce dernier.

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