Rhet gre 1395b11-13ταύτην τε δὴ (12) ἔχει μίαν χρῆσιν τὸ γνωμολογεῖν, καὶ ἑτέραν κρείττω· ἠθικοὺς (13) γὰρ ποιεῖ τοὺς λόγους.
Rhys Roberts 1924 engThis is one advantage of using maxims. There is another which is more important—it invests a speech with moral character.
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