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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 12
Section 422 of 882
Canonical reference 2.19.12
Ancient Greek
καὶ εἰ θάτερον τῶν πρὸς ἄλληλα πεφυκότων, καὶ θάτερον, οἷον εἰ διπλάσιον, καὶ ἥμισυ, καὶ εἰ ἥμισυ, διπλάσιον.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
If of two naturally corresponding things one is possible, so also is the other; for instance, if the double is possible, so is the half, if the half, so the double.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Si, de deux choses qui se correspondent naturellement, l’une est possible, l’autre l’est aussi ; par exemple, si le double est possible, la moitié l’est aussi, et si la moitié l’est, le double aussi.