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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 8

Section 217 of 882

Canonical reference 1.5.8

Ancient Greek

εὐδοξία δʼ ἐστὶν τὸ ὑπὸ πάντων σπουδαῖον ὑπολαμβάνεσθαι ἢ τοιοῦτόν τι ἔχειν οὗ πάντες ἐφίενται ἢ οἱ πολλοὶ ἢ οἱ ἀγαθοὶ ἢ οἱ φρόνιμοι.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

A good reputation consists in being considered a man of worth by all, or in possessing something of such a nature that all or most men, or the good, or the men of practical wisdom desire it.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Une bonne réputation consiste à être considéré par tous comme un homme de valeur, ou à posséder quelque chose que désirent tous les hommes ou la plupart d’entre eux, ou les gens de bien, ou les hommes doués de sagesse pratique.

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