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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 1

Section 397 of 882

Canonical reference 2.14.1

Ancient Greek

οἱ δʼ ἀκμάζοντες φανερὸν ὅτι μεταξὺ τούτων τὸ ἦθος ἔσονται ἑκατέρων, ἀφαιροῦντες τὴν ὑπερβολήν, καὶ οὔτε σφόδρα θαρροῦντες (θρασύτης γὰρ τὸ τοιοῦτον) οὔτε λίαν φοβούμενοι, καλῶς δὲ πρὸς ἄμφω ἔχοντες,

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

It is evident that the character of those in the prime of life will be the mean between that of the other two, if the excess in each case be removed. At this age, men are neither over-confident, which would show rashness, nor too fearful, but preserving a right attitude in regard to both,

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Il est évident que le caractère de ceux qui sont dans la force de l’âge tiendra le milieu entre celui des deux autres âges, si l’on retranche l’excès propre à chacun. À cet âge, les hommes ne sont ni trop confiants, ce qui témoignerait de la témérité, ni trop craintifs, mais gardent une juste disposition à l’égard de l’un et de l’autre,

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