Rhet gre 1390b24-27φορὰ γὰρ τίς ἐστιν ἐν τοῖς (25) γένεσιν ἀνδρῶν ὥσπερ ἐν τοῖς κατὰ τὰς χώρας γιγνομένοις, (26) καὶ ἐνίοτε ἂν ᾖ ἀγαθὸν τὸ γένος, ἐγγίνονται διά τινος χρόνου (27) ἄνδρες περιττοί, κἄπειτα πάλιν ἀναδίδωσιν.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engIn the generations of men as in the fruits of the earth, there is a varying yield; now and then, where the stock is good, exceptional men are produced for a while, and then decadence sets in.
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