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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 26
Section 610 of 882
Canonical reference 2.4.26
Ancient Greek
καὶ οἳ ὁμοίως καὶ τοὺς ἀπόντας καὶ τοὺς παρόντας φιλοῦσιν· διὸ καὶ τοὺς περὶ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας τοιούτους πάντες φιλοῦσιν. καὶ ὅλως τοὺς σφόδρα φιλοφίλους καὶ μὴ ἐγκαταλείποντας· μάλιστα γὰρ φιλοῦσι τῶν ἀγαθῶν τοὺς φιλεῖν ἀγαθούς.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
And those who show equal fondness for friends, whether absent or present; wherefore all men like those who show such feeling for the dead. In a word, men like those who are strongly attached to their friends and do not leave them in the lurch; for among good men they chiefly like those who are good friends.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Et ceux qui témoignent une affection égale à leurs amis, qu’ils soient absents ou présents ; c’est pourquoi tous les hommes aiment ceux qui manifestent une telle affection envers les morts. En un mot, les hommes aiment ceux qui sont fortement attachés à leurs amis et ne les abandonnent pas dans l’épreuve ; car, parmi les hommes de bien, ils aiment surtout ceux qui sont de bons amis.
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Aponia
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Fear
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Friendship
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