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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 14
Section 386 of 882
Canonical reference 2.13.14
Ancient Greek
καὶ μᾶλλον ζῶσι κατὰ λογισμὸν ἢ κατὰ τὸ ἦθος· ὁ μὲν γὰρ λογισμὸς τοῦ συμφέροντος τὸ δʼ ἦθος τῆς ἀρετῆς ἐστιν. καὶ τἀδικήματα ἀδικοῦσιν εἰς κακουργίαν, οὐκ εἰς ὕβριν.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
In their manner of life there is more calculation than moral character, for calculation is concerned with that which is useful, moral character with virtue. If they commit acts of injustice it is due to vice rather than to insolence.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Dans leur manière de vivre, il y a plus de calcul que de caractère moral, car le calcul se rapporte à ce qui est utile, et le caractère moral à la vertu. S’ils commettent des injustices, c’est par vice plutôt que par insolence.
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