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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 26

Section 237 of 882

Canonical reference 1.6.26

Ancient Greek

καὶ ὅλως τὰ προαιρετά· προαιροῦνται δὲ πράττειν τά τε εἰρημένα καὶ τὰ τοῖς ἐχθροῖς κακὰ καὶ τὰ τοῖς φίλοις ἀγαθὰ καὶ τὰ δυνατά·

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And, generally speaking, all that is deliberately chosen is good. Now, men deliberately choose to do the things just mentioned, and those which are harmful to their enemies, and advantageous to their friends, and things which are possible.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Et, en général, tout ce qui est délibérément choisi est un bien. Or les hommes choisissent délibérément d’accomplir les choses qui viennent d’être mentionnées, celles qui nuisent à leurs ennemis, celles qui profitent à leurs amis et celles qui sont possibles.

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