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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 7
Section 708 of 882
Canonical reference 2.9.7
Ancient Greek
φανερὸν δʼ ἐκ τῶν εἰρημένων· εἰ γάρ ἐστι τὸ νεμεσᾶν λυπεῖσθαι ἐπὶ τῷ φαινομένῳ ἀναξίως εὐπραγεῖν, πρῶτον μὲν δῆλον ὅτι οὐχ οἷόν τʼ ἐπὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς νεμεσᾶν·
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
What we have just said will make matters clear. For if indignation is being pained at the sight of good fortune that is apparently undeserved, in the first place it is clear that it is not possible to feel indignation at all good things;
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Ce que nous venons de dire éclaircira la question. Car si l’indignation consiste à éprouver de la peine à la vue d’une bonne fortune qui paraît imméritée, il est clair, en premier lieu, qu’il n’est pas possible de s’indigner de tous les biens ;
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