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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 2
Section 389 of 882
Canonical reference 2.13.2
Ancient Greek
καὶ οἴονται, ἴσασι δʼ οὐδέν, καὶ ἀμφιδοξοῦντες προστιθέασιν ἀεὶ τὸ ἴσως καὶ τάχα, καὶ πάντα λέγουσιν οὕτως, παγίως δʼ οὐδέν.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
They always think, but know nothing; and in their hesitation they always add perhaps, or maybe ; all their statements are of this kind, never unqualified.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Ils pensent toujours, mais ne savent rien ; dans leur hésitation, ils ajoutent toujours « peut-être » ou « il se peut ». Toutes leurs affirmations sont de cette sorte, jamais sans réserve.