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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 25

Section 266 of 882

Canonical reference 1.7.25

Ancient Greek

καὶ ὅσων αὐτοὶ αὑτοῖς ἢ φίλοις βούλονται αἴτιοι εἶναι μᾶλλον, ταῦτα μείζω ἀγαθά, ὅσων δὲ ἧττον, μείζω κακά.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And all things which we have a greater desire to be instrumental in procuring for ourselves or for our friends are greater goods, and those as to which our desire is least are greater evils.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Et toutes les choses que nous désirons davantage contribuer à nous procurer, pour nous-mêmes ou pour nos amis, sont de plus grands biens ; celles à l’égard desquelles notre désir est le plus faible sont de plus grands maux.

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