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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 30

Section 242 of 882

Canonical reference 1.6.30

Ancient Greek

καὶ μάλιστα ἕκαστοι πρὸς ἃ φιλοτοίουτοι, οἷον οἱ φιλόνικοι εἰ νίκη ἔσται, οἱ φιλότιμοι εἰ τιμή, οἱ φιλοχρήματοι εἰ χρήματα, καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι ὡσαύτως. περὶ μὲν οὖν ἀγαθοῦ καὶ τοῦ συμφέροντος ἐκ τούτων ληπτέον τὰς πίστεις.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

Lastly, and above all, each man thinks those things good which are the object of his special desire, as victory of the man who desires victory, honor of the ambitious man, money of the avaricious, and so in other instances. These then are the materials from which we must draw our arguments in reference to good and the expedient.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Enfin et surtout, chacun tient pour bonnes les choses qui font l’objet de son désir particulier : la victoire pour celui qui désire vaincre, l’honneur pour l’ambitieux, l’argent pour l’avare, et ainsi dans les autres cas. Tels sont donc les matériaux dont nous devons tirer nos arguments concernant le bien et l’utile.

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