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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 19

Section 634 of 882

Canonical reference 2.5.19

Ancient Greek

καὶ ὅταν τοῖς ὁμοίοις φοβερὸν μὴ ᾖ, μηδὲ τοῖς ἥττοσι καὶ ὧν κρείττους οἴονται εἶναι·

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

We are also reassured, when a thing does not inspire fear in our equals, our inferiors, or those to whom we think ourselves superior; and we think ourselves superior to those whom we have conquered, either themselves or their superiors or equals.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Nous sommes également rassurés lorsqu’une chose n’inspire de crainte ni à nos égaux, ni à nos inférieurs, ni à ceux auxquels nous nous croyons supérieurs. Et nous nous croyons supérieurs à ceux que nous avons vaincus, soit eux-mêmes, soit leurs supérieurs ou leurs égaux.

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