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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 8

Section 356 of 882

Canonical reference 2.10.8

Ancient Greek

καὶ ὧν ἢ κεκτημένων ἢ κατορθούντων ὄνειδος αὐτοῖς (εἰσὶν δὲ καὶ οὗτοι οἱ ἐγγὺς καὶ ὅμοιοι)· δῆλον γὰρ ὅτι παρʼ αὐτοὺς οὐ τυγχάνουσι τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ, ὥστε τοῦτο λυποῦν ποιεῖ τὸν φθόνον.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And those whose possessions or successes are a reproach to themselves, and these, too, are those near or like them; for it is clear that it is their own fault that they do not obtain the same advantage, so that this pains and causes envy.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

On envie aussi ceux dont les possessions ou les succès constituent pour nous un reproche ; eux aussi sont nos proches ou nos semblables. Car il est clair que c’est par notre propre faute que nous n’obtenons pas le même avantage, ce qui nous afflige et suscite l’envie.

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