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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 19

Section 602 of 882

Canonical reference 2.4.19

Ancient Greek

ὁ γὰρ ἀγαθὸς ταῦτα δρᾷ. καὶ τοὺς μὴ ἀντιτείνοντας τοῖς ὀργιζομένοις ἢ σπουδάζουσιν· μαχητικοὶ γὰρ οἱ τοιοῦτοι. καὶ τοὺς πρὸς αὐτοὺς σπουδαίως πως ἔχοντας, οἷον θαυμάζοντας αὐτοὺς καὶ σπουδαίους ὑπολαμβάνοντας καὶ χαίροντας αὐτοῖς,

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

for this is the way in which the good man acts. And those who do not oppose us when we are angry or occupied, for such persons are pugnacious; and those who show any good feeling towards us; for instance, if they admire us, think us good men, and take pleasure in our company,

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

car c’est ainsi qu’agit l’homme de bien. Nous aimons aussi ceux qui ne nous contredisent pas lorsque nous sommes irrités ou occupés, car les personnes de cette sorte sont combatives ; et ceux qui manifestent à notre égard quelque disposition bienveillante, par exemple s’ils nous admirent, nous tiennent pour des hommes de bien et prennent plaisir à notre compagnie,

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