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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 11

Section 648 of 882

Canonical reference 2.6.11

Ancient Greek

καὶ τὸ περὶ αὑτοῦ πάντα λέγειν καὶ ἐπαγγέλλεσθαι, καὶ τὸ τἀλλότρια αὑτοῦ φάσκειν· ἀλαζονείας γάρ. ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἄλλων ἑκάστης τῶν τοῦ ἤθους κακιῶν τὰ ἔργα καὶ τὰ σημεῖα καὶ τὰ ὅμοια· αἰσχρὰ γὰρ καὶ ἀναίσχυντα.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

And to speak at great length about oneself and to make all kinds of professions, and to take the credit for what another has done; for this is a sign of boastfulness. Similarly, in regard to each of all the other vices of character, the acts resulting from them, their signs, and the things which resemble them, all these are disgraceful, and should make us ashamed.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Et parler très longuement de soi-même, faire toutes sortes de déclarations avantageuses et s’attribuer le mérite de ce qu’un autre a fait, car c’est un signe de vantardise. De même, pour chacun de tous les autres vices de caractère, les actes qui en résultent, leurs signes et les choses qui leur ressemblent sont tous honteux et doivent nous faire éprouver de la honte.

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