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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 22

Section 263 of 882

Canonical reference 1.7.22

Ancient Greek

καὶ τὸ τοῖς βελτίοσιν ὑπάρχον, ἢ ἁπλῶς ἢ ᾗ βελτίους, οἷον ἡ ἀνδρεία ἰσχύος. καὶ ὃ ἕλοιτʼ ἂν ὁ βελτίων, ἢ ἁπλῶς ἢ ᾗ βελτίων, οἷον τὸ ἀδικεῖσθαι μᾶλλον ἢ ἀδικεῖν· τοῦτο γὰρ ὁ δικαιότερος ἂν ἕλοιτο.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

So also are those things which better men possess, either absolutely, or in so far as they are better; for instance courage is better than strength. And what the better man would choose, either absolutely or in so far as he is better; thus, it is better to suffer wrong than to commit it, for that is what the juster man would choose.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Il en va de même des choses que possèdent les hommes meilleurs, soit absolument, soit en tant qu’ils sont meilleurs. Ainsi, le courage est meilleur que la force. Et ce que choisirait l’homme meilleur, soit absolument, soit en tant qu’il est meilleur, est également préférable. Ainsi, mieux vaut subir une injustice que la commettre, car c’est ce que choisirait l’homme le plus juste.

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