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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 14
Section 370 of 882
Canonical reference 2.12.14
Ancient Greek
καὶ ἅπαντα ἐπὶ τὸ μᾶλλον καὶ σφοδρότερον ἁμαρτάνουσι, παρὰ τὸ Χιλώνειον (πάντα γὰρ ἄγαν πράττουσιν· φιλοῦσι γὰρ ἄγαν καὶ μισοῦσιν ἄγαν καὶ τἆλλα πάντα ὁμοίως), καὶ εἰδέναι ἅπαντα οἴονται καὶ διισχυρίζονται (τοῦτο γὰρ αἴτιόν ἐστιν καὶ τοῦ πάντα ἄγαν),
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
All their errors are due to excess and vehemence and their neglect of the maxim of Chilon, for they do everything to excess, love, hate, and everything else. And they think they know everything, and confidently affirm it, and this is the cause of their excess in everything.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Toutes leurs erreurs viennent de l’excès et de la véhémence, ainsi que de leur négligence de la maxime de Chilon. Car ils font tout avec excès : aimer, haïr et tout le reste. Ils croient tout savoir et l’affirment avec assurance, et c’est la cause de leurs excès en toutes choses.
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