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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 18
Section 428 of 882
Canonical reference 2.19.18
Ancient Greek
καὶ εἰ ἐδύνατο καὶ ἐβούλετο, πέπραχε· πάντες γάρ, ὅταν δυνάμενοι βουληθῶσι, πράττουσιν· ἐμποδὼν γὰρ οὐδέν.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
If a man was able and wished to do a thing, he has done it; for all men do a thing, when they are able and resolve to do it, for nothing hinders them.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Si un homme était capable et désireux de faire une chose, il l’a faite ; car tous les hommes font une chose lorsqu’ils en sont capables et décident de la faire, puisque rien ne les en empêche.