Rhet gre 1395a18-21δεῖ δὲ τὰς γνώμας λέγειν καὶ παρὰ τὰ (19) δεδημοσιευμένα (λέγω δὲ δεδημοσιευμένα οἷον τὸ “γνῶθι σαυ(20)τὸν” καὶ τὸ “μηδὲν ἄγαν”), ὅταν ἢ τὸ ἦθος φαίνεσθαι μέλλῃ (21) βέλτιον ἢ παθητικῶς εἰρημένη.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engYou are not to avoid uttering maxims that contradict such sayings as have become public property (I mean such sayings as ‘know thyself’ and ‘nothing in excess’) if doing so will raise your hearers’ opinion of your character, or convey an effect of strong emotion
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