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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 16

Section 599 of 882

Canonical reference 2.4.16

Ancient Greek

καὶ τοὺς μὴ ὀνειδιστὰς μήτε τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων μήτε τῶν εὐεργετημάτων· ἀμφότεροι γὰρ ἐλεγκτικοί.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

those who do not make our errors or the benefits they have conferred a matter of reproach, for both these are inclined to be censorious;

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ceux qui ne nous reprochent ni nos erreurs ni les bienfaits qu’ils nous ont accordés, car les uns comme les autres sont enclins à la censure ;

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