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Aristotle
Rhetoric Section 2
Section 780 of 882
Canonical reference 3.16.2
Ancient Greek
διὰ δὲ τοῦτʼ ἐνίοτε οὐκ ἐφεξῆς δεῖ διηγεῖσθαι πάντα, ὅτι δυσμνημόνευτον τὸ δεικνύναι οὕτως· ἐκ μὲν οὖν τούτων ἀνδρεῖος, ἐκ δὲ τῶνδε σοφὸς ἢ δίκαιος. καὶ ἁπλούστερος ὁ λόγος οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος δὲ ποικίλος καὶ οὐ λιτός.
English
J. H. Freese, 1926
This is why it is sometimes right not to narrate all the facts consecutively, because a demonstration of this kind is difficult to remember. From some facts a man may be shown to be courageous, from others wise or just. Besides, a speech of this kind is simpler, whereas the other is intricate and not plain.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-13
Voilà pourquoi il est parfois juste de ne pas raconter tous les faits à la suite, car une démonstration de ce genre est difficile à retenir. Certains faits peuvent montrer qu'un homme est courageux, d'autres qu'il est sage ou juste. En outre, un discours de ce genre est plus simple, tandis que l'autre est compliqué et manque de clarté.
Concepts in this passage
Anger
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Courage
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Fear
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Justice
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Logos of nature
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Memory
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Reason
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Rhetoric
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Time
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Wisdom
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