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Aristotle

Rhetoric Section 4

Section 738 of 882

Canonical reference 3.11.4

Ancient Greek

ποιεῖ δὲ καὶ ἐν ταῖς εὐδοκιμούσαις εἰκόσιν ἐπὶ τῶν ἀψύχων ταὐτά· κυρτά, φαληριόωντα· πρὸ μέν τʼ ἄλλʼ, αὐτὰρ ἐπʼ ἄλλα· Hom. Il. 13.799 κινούμενα γὰρ καὶ ζῶντα ποιεῖ πάντα, ἡ δʼ ἐνέργεια κίνησις.

English

J. H. Freese, 1926

In his popular similes also he proceeds in the same manner with inanimate things: Arched, foam-crested, some in front, others behind; for he gives movement and life to all, and actuality is movement.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Dans ses comparaisons appréciées, il procède de la même manière avec les choses inanimées : Courbées, couronnées d’écume, les unes devant, les autres derrière ; car il donne à toutes mouvement et vie, et l’actualité est mouvement.

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