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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 24
Section 662 of 882
Canonical reference 2.6.24
Ancient Greek
αὐτοὶ δὲ ὧδε διακείμενοι αἰσχυνθεῖεν ἄν, πρῶτον μὲν εἰ ὑπάρχοιεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἔχοντες οὕτως τινὲς οἵους ἔφαμεν εἶναι οὓς αἰσχύνονται. ἦσαν δʼ οὗτοι ἢ οἱ θαυμαζόμενοι ἢ θαυμάζοντες ἢ ὑφʼ ὧν βούλονται θαυμάζεσθαι, ἢ ὧν δέονταί τινα χρείαν ἧς μὴ τεύξονται ἄδοξοι ὄντες, καὶ οὗτοι ἢ ὁρῶντες (ὥσπερ Κυδίας περὶ τῆς Σάμου κληρουχίας ἐδημηγόρησεν· ἠξίου γὰρ ὑπολαβεῖντοὺς Ἀθηναίους περιεστάναι κύκλῳ τοὺς Ἕλληνας, ὡς ὁρῶντας καὶ μὴ μόνον ἀκουσομένους ἃ ἂν ψηφίσωνται), ἢ ἂν πλησίον ὦσιν οἱ τοιοῦτοι, ἢ μέλλωσιν αἰσθήσεσθαι· διὸ καὶ ὁρᾶσθαι ἀτυχοῦντες ὑπὸ τῶν ζηλούντων ποτὲ οὐ βούλονται· θαυμασταὶ γὰρ οἱ ζηλωταί.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
Men are likely to feel shame in the following situations; first, if there are any who are so related to them as those before whom we said that they feel shame. These, as we pointed out, are those who are admired by them or who admire them, or by whom they wish to be admired, or from whom they need some service, which they will not obtain if they lose their reputation. These, again, are either persons who directly see what is going on (just as Cydias, when haranguing the people about the allotment of the territory of Samos , begged the Athenians to picture to themselves that the Greeks were standing round them and would not only hear, but also see what they were going to decree); or neighbors; or those likely to be aware of what they say or do. That is why men do not like, when unfortunate, to be seen by those who were once their rivals, for rivalry presumes admiration.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Les hommes sont susceptibles d’éprouver de la honte dans les situations suivantes. D’abord, s’il se trouve auprès d’eux des personnes ayant avec eux le genre de rapport propre à ceux devant lesquels nous avons dit qu’ils éprouvaient de la honte. Ce sont, comme nous l’avons indiqué, les personnes qu’ils admirent ou qui les admirent, celles dont ils souhaitent être admirés, ou celles dont ils ont besoin d’obtenir quelque service qu’ils n’obtiendront pas s’ils perdent leur réputation. Ces personnes sont soit celles qui voient directement ce qui se passe, de même que Cydias, haranguant le peuple au sujet du partage du territoire de Samos, priait les Athéniens de se représenter les Grecs debout autour d’eux, qui non seulement entendraient, mais verraient aussi ce qu’ils allaient décréter, soit leurs voisins, soit ceux qui sont susceptibles d’apprendre ce qu’ils disent ou font. Voilà pourquoi les hommes n’aiment pas, lorsqu’ils sont dans le malheur, être vus par ceux qui furent jadis leurs rivaux, car la rivalité suppose l’admiration.
Concepts in this passage
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Fear
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Fortune
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Justice
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Messiah
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Neighbor
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Reason
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Service
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