Rhet gre 1383b8-9καὶ ὅταν ἐπιχειροῦντες ἢ μηδὲν ἂν παθεῖν (9) [μηδὲ πείσεσθαι] ἢ κατορθώσειν οἴωνται.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engAlso when, at the outset of an enterprise, we believe that we cannot and shall not fail, or that we shall succeed completely.
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