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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 18

Section 655 of 882

Canonical reference 2.6.18

Ancient Greek

καὶ τὰ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ τὰ ἐν φανερῷ μᾶλλον (ὅθεν καὶ ἡ παροιμία τὸ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς εἶναι αἰδῶ)· διὰ τοῦτο τοὺς ἀεὶ παρεσομένους μᾶλλον αἰσχύνονται καὶ τοὺς προσέχοντας αὐτοῖς, διὰ τὸ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἀμφότερα.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

They are also more ashamed of things that are done before their eyes and in broad daylight; whence the proverb, The eyes are the abode of shame. That is why they feel more ashamed before those who are likely to be always with them or who keep watch upon them, because in both cases they are under the eyes of others.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Ils ont également davantage honte des choses qui se font sous leurs yeux et au grand jour, d’où le proverbe : « Les yeux sont la demeure de la honte. » C’est pourquoi ils éprouvent davantage de honte devant ceux qui seront probablement toujours avec eux ou qui les surveillent, car, dans les deux cas, ils sont sous les yeux d’autrui.

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