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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 8

Section 395 of 882

Canonical reference 2.13.8

Ancient Greek

καὶ φιλόζωοι, καὶ μᾶλλον ἐπὶ τῇ τελευταίᾳ ἡμέρᾳ διὰ τὸ τοῦ ἀπόντος εἶναι τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν, καὶ οὗ ἐνδεεῖς, τούτου μάλιστα ἐπιθυμεῖν.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And they are fond of life, especially in their last days, because desire is directed towards that which is absent and men especially desire what they lack.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Ils aiment la vie, surtout dans leurs derniers jours, parce que le désir se porte vers ce qui est absent et que les hommes désirent particulièrement ce qui leur manque.

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