Livre, chapitre |
[2, 6] |
οὖν
τὸ
ἀξιοῦν
καὶ
περὶ
|
τὸ |
ἀδικεῖν
καὶ
δειλαίνειν
καὶ
ἀκολασταίνειν |
[2, 7] |
τοῦ
εὐπαρακολουθήτου.
περὶ
μὲν
οὖν
|
τὸ |
ἀληθὲς
ὁ
μὲν
μέσος
ἀληθής |
[2, 6] |
τούτων
ἁμαρτάνειν
ἐστίν.
ὅμοιον
οὖν
|
τὸ |
ἀξιοῦν
καὶ
περὶ
τὸ
ἀδικεῖν |
[2, 6] |
τὸ
δὲ
χαλεπόν,
ῥᾴδιον
μὲν
|
τὸ |
ἀποτυχεῖν
τοῦ
σκοποῦ,
χαλεπὸν
δὲ |
[2, 6] |
ἐστὶν
ἡ
ἀρετή,
κατὰ
δὲ
|
τὸ
|
ἄριστον
καὶ
τὸ
εὖ
ἀκρότης. |
[2, 6] |
ἄκρων,
ὅπερ
ἐστὶν
ἓν
καὶ
|
τὸ |
αὐτὸ
πᾶσιν,
πρὸς
ἡμᾶς
δὲ |
[2, 6] |
τὸ
μὲν
ἁμαρτάνειν
πολλαχῶς
ἔστιν
|
(τὸ |
γὰρ
κακὸν
τοῦ
ἀπείρου,
ὡς |
[2, 1] |
ἀνδρεῖα
ἀνδρεῖοι.
μαρτυρεῖ
δὲ
καὶ
|
τὸ |
γινόμενον
ἐν
ταῖς
πόλεσιν·
οἱ |
[2, 6] |
ἀπείρου,
ὡς
οἱ
Πυθαγόρειοι
εἴκαζον,
|
τὸ |
δ´
ἀγαθὸν
τοῦ
πεπερασμένου)
τὸ
|
[2, 6] |
ἔστι
λαβεῖν
τὸ
μὲν
πλεῖον
|
τὸ |
δ´
ἔλαττον
τὸ
δ´
ἴσον, |
[2, 7] |
δὲ
τὸ
μὲν
ἐν
παιδιᾷ
|
τὸ |
δ´
ἐν
πᾶσι
τοῖς
κατὰ |
[2, 9] |
ἄκρων
τὸ
μέν
ἐστιν
ἁμαρτωλότερον
|
τὸ |
δ´
ἧττον·
ἐπεὶ
οὖν
τοῦ |
[2, 6] |
μὲν
πλεῖον
τὸ
δ´
ἔλαττον
|
τὸ |
δ´
ἴσον,
καὶ
ταῦτα
ἢ |
[2, 6] |
τὸ
πρᾶγμα
ἢ
πρὸς
ἡμᾶς·
|
τὸ |
δ´
ἴσον
μέσον
τι
ὑπερβολῆς |
[2, 6] |
ἧττον,
καὶ
ἀμφότερα
οὐκ
εὖ·
|
τὸ |
δ´
ὅτε
δεῖ
καὶ
ἐφ´ |
[2, 9] |
τὸ
δοῦναι
ἀργύριον
καὶ
δαπανῆσαι·
|
τὸ |
δ´
ᾧ
καὶ
ὅσον
καὶ |
[2, 6] |
τὸ
δ´
ἀγαθὸν
τοῦ
πεπερασμένου)
|
τὸ
|
δὲ
κατορθοῦν
μοναχῶς
(διὸ
καὶ |
[2, 6] |
ἁμαρτάνεται
καὶ
ἡ
ἔλλειψις
{ψέγεται}
|
τὸ |
δὲ
μέσον
ἐπαινεῖται
καὶ
κατορθοῦται· |
[2, 6] |
μὲν
καὶ
τὴν
ἔλλειψιν
φεύγει,
|
τὸ |
δὲ
μέσον
ζητεῖ
καὶ
τοῦθ´ |
[2, 6] |
ἐστὶ
κατὰ
τὴν
ἀριθμητικὴν
ἀναλογίαν.
|
τὸ |
δὲ
πρὸς
ἡμᾶς
οὐχ
οὕτω |
[2, 4] |
προαιρούμενος,
καὶ
προαιρούμενος
δι´
αὐτά,
|
τὸ |
δὲ
τρίτον
ἐὰν
καὶ
βεβαίως |
[2, 6] |
(διὸ
καὶ
τὸ
μὲν
ῥᾴδιον
|
τὸ |
δὲ
χαλεπόν,
ῥᾴδιον
μὲν
τὸ |
[2, 9] |
ὀργισθῆναι
παντὸς
καὶ
ῥᾴδιον,
καὶ
|
τὸ |
δοῦναι
ἀργύριον
καὶ
δαπανῆσαι·
τὸ |
[2, 6] |
γίνεται
καὶ
ἀφ´
ἧς
εὖ
|
τὸ |
ἑαυτοῦ
ἔργον
ἀποδώσει.
πῶς
δὲ |
[2, 4] |
ἔχειν
οὐ
συναριθμεῖται,
πλὴν
αὐτὸ
|
τὸ |
εἰδέναι·
πρὸς
δὲ
τὸ
τὰς |
[2, 7] |
αὐτὴν
ἀλαζών,
ἡ
δ´
ἐπὶ
|
τὸ |
ἔλαττον
εἰρωνεία
καὶ
εἴρων
ὁ |
[2, 8] |
γὰρ
τὸ
ἴσον
πρὸς
μὲν
|
τὸ |
ἔλαττον
μεῖζον
πρὸς
δὲ
τὸ |
[2, 7] |
ἣ
μέν
ἐστι
περὶ
τἀληθὲς
|
τὸ |
ἐν
αὐτοῖς,
αἳ
δὲ
περὶ |
[2, 7] |
περὶ
δὲ
τὸ
λοιπὸν
ἡδὺ
|
τὸ |
ἐν
τῷ
βίῳ
ὁ
μὲν |
[2, 6] |
ἀποτυχεῖν
τοῦ
σκοποῦ,
χαλεπὸν
δὲ
|
τὸ |
ἐπιτυχεῖν)
καὶ
διὰ
ταῦτ´
οὖν |
[2, 6] |
τε
εὖ
ἔχον
ἀποτελεῖ
καὶ
|
τὸ |
ἔργον
αὐτοῦ
εὖ
ἀποδίδωσιν,
οἷον |
[2, 6] |
τε
ὀφθαλμὸν
σπουδαῖον
ποιεῖ
καὶ
|
τὸ |
ἔργον
αὐτοῦ·
τῇ
γὰρ
τοῦ |
[2, 6] |
εἰ
δὴ
πᾶσα
ἐπιστήμη
οὕτω
|
τὸ |
ἔργον
εὖ
ἐπιτελεῖ,
πρὸς
τὸ |
[2, 8] |
γὰρ
ἐγγύτερον
εἶναι
καὶ
ὁμοιότερον
|
τὸ |
ἕτερον
ἄκρον
τῷ
μέσῳ,
οὐ |
[2, 6] |
κατὰ
δὲ
τὸ
ἄριστον
καὶ
|
τὸ |
εὖ
ἀκρότης.
οὐ
πᾶσα
δ´ |
[2, 3] |
γίνεται
καὶ
ἀρετή·
καὶ
γὰρ
|
τὸ |
εὖ
βέλτιον
ἐν
τούτῳ.
ὥστε |
[2, 4] |
γὰρ
ὑπὸ
τῶν
τεχνῶν
γινόμενα
|
τὸ |
εὖ
ἔχει
ἐν
αὑτοῖς·
ἀρκεῖ |
[2, 6] |
ἀλλ´
ἀεὶ
ἁμαρτάνειν·
οὐδ´
ἔστι
|
τὸ |
εὖ
ἢ
μὴ
εὖ
περὶ |
[2, 9] |
οὐκέτι
παντὸς
οὐδὲ
ῥᾴδιον·
διόπερ
|
τὸ |
εὖ
καὶ
σπάνιον
καὶ
ἐπαινετὸν |
[2, 6] |
ὑπερβολῆς
καὶ
τῆς
ἐλλείψεως
φθειρούσης
|
τὸ |
εὖ,
τῆς
δὲ
μεσότητος
σῳζούσης, |
[2, 9] |
ἐν
παντὶ
δὲ
μάλιστα
φυλακτέον
|
τὸ |
ἡδὺ
καὶ
τὴν
ἡδονήν·
οὐ |
[2, 7] |
εἴρων
ὁ
ἔχων〉
περὶ
δὲ
|
τὸ |
ἡδὺ
τὸ
μὲν
ἐν
παιδιᾷ |
[2, 7] |
ἐν
αὐτοῖς,
αἳ
δὲ
περὶ
|
τὸ |
ἡδύ·
τούτου
δὲ
τὸ
μὲν |
[2, 9] |
ἐπὶ
τὸ
μᾶλλον
οὔτ´
ἐπὶ
|
τὸ
|
ἧττον,
ὁ
δὲ
πλέον·
οὗτος |
[2, 6] |
δὲ
τοῦ
μὲν
πράγματος
μέσον
|
τὸ |
ἴσον
ἀπέχον
ἀφ´
ἑκατέρου
τῶν |
[2, 8] |
μέση
ταῖς
ἄκραις·
ὥσπερ
γὰρ
|
τὸ |
ἴσον
πρὸς
μὲν
τὸ
ἔλαττον |
[2, 3] |
τὴν
αἵρεσιν
παρακολουθεῖ·
καὶ
γὰρ
|
τὸ |
καλὸν
καὶ
τὸ
συμφέρον
ἡδὺ |
[2, 4] |
καὶ
γραμματικῶς·
τοῦτο
δ´
ἐστὶ
|
τὸ |
κατὰ
τὴν
ἐν
αὑτῷ
γραμματικήν. |
[2, 7] |
ἡ
ἕξις
ἀγροικία·
περὶ
δὲ
|
τὸ |
λοιπὸν
ἡδὺ
τὸ
ἐν
τῷ |
[2, 9] |
παρεκβαίνων
οὐ
ψέγεται,
οὔτ´
ἐπὶ
|
τὸ |
μᾶλλον
οὔτ´
ἐπὶ
τὸ
ἧττον, |
[2, 8] |
ἀλλήλων
ἢ
τοῦ
μέσου,
ὥσπερ
|
τὸ |
μέγα
τοῦ
μικροῦ
καὶ
τὸ |
[2, 7] |
δὲ
προσποίησις
ἡ
μὲν
ἐπὶ
|
τὸ |
μεῖζον
ἀλαζονεία
καὶ
ὁ
ἔχων |
[2, 8] |
τὸ
ἔλαττον
μεῖζον
πρὸς
δὲ
|
τὸ |
μεῖζον
ἔλαττον,
οὕτως
αἱ
μέσαι
|
[2, 6] |
γε
οὖσα
τοῦ
μέσου.
ἔτι
|
τὸ |
μὲν
ἁμαρτάνειν
πολλαχῶς
ἔστιν
(τὸ |
[2, 9] |
ἐν
τῇ
αἰσθήσει
ἡ
κρίσις.
|
τὸ |
μὲν
ἄρα
τοσοῦτο
δηλοῖ
ὅτι |
[2, 1] |
πολίτας
ἐθίζοντες
ποιοῦσιν
ἀγαθούς,
καὶ
|
τὸ |
μὲν
βούλημα
παντὸς
νομοθέτου
τοῦτ´ |
[2, 4] |
πρὸς
δὲ
τὸ
τὰς
ἀρετὰς
|
τὸ |
μὲν
εἰδέναι
οὐδὲν
ἢ
μικρὸν |
[2, 7] |
ἔχων〉
περὶ
δὲ
τὸ
ἡδὺ
|
τὸ |
μὲν
ἐν
παιδιᾷ
ὁ
μὲν |
[2, 7] |
περὶ
τὸ
ἡδύ·
τούτου
δὲ
|
τὸ |
μὲν
ἐν
παιδιᾷ
τὸ
δ´ |
[2, 9] |
ἔεργε
νῆα"
τῶν
γὰρ
ἄκρων
|
τὸ |
μέν
ἐστιν
ἁμαρτωλότερον
τὸ
δ´ |
[2, 9] |
τοῦ
εἰδότος·
οὕτω
δὲ
καὶ
|
τὸ |
μὲν
ὀργισθῆναι
παντὸς
καὶ
ῥᾴδιον, |
[2, 2] |
γενέσθαι
τὰς
ἕξεις,
καθάπερ
εἰρήκαμεν.
|
τὸ |
μὲν
οὖν
κατὰ
τὸν
ὀρθὸν |
[2, 6] |
συνεχεῖ
καὶ
διαιρετῷ
ἔστι
λαβεῖν
|
τὸ |
μὲν
πλεῖον
τὸ
δ´
ἔλαττον |
[2, 6] |
δὲ
κατορθοῦν
μοναχῶς
(διὸ
καὶ
|
τὸ |
μὲν
ῥᾴδιον
τὸ
δὲ
χαλεπόν, |
[2, 8] |
τὰ
πλεῖον
ἀπέχοντα.
πρὸς
δὲ
|
τὸ |
μέσον
ἀντίκειται
μᾶλλον
ἐφ´
ὧν |
[2, 6] |
τὸ
ἔργον
εὖ
ἐπιτελεῖ,
πρὸς
|
τὸ |
μέσον
βλέπουσα
καὶ
εἰς
τοῦτο |
[2, 6] |
ὑπερβολὴ
καὶ
ἔλλειψις
διὰ
τὸ
|
τὸ |
μέσον
εἶναί
πως
ἄκρον,
οὕτως |
[2, 8] |
τοῦ
ἴσου.
ἔτι
πρὸς
μὲν
|
τὸ |
μέσον
ἐνίοις
ἄκροις
ὁμοιότης
τις |
[2, 6] |
ἔστιν
ὑπερβολὴ
καὶ
ἔλλειψις
καὶ
|
τὸ |
μέσον.
ἡ
δ´
ἀρετὴ
περὶ |
[2, 9] |
γὰρ
ἀπάγοντες
τοῦ
ἁμαρτάνειν
εἰς
|
τὸ |
μέσον
ἥξομεν,
ὅπερ
οἱ
τὰ |
[2, 6] |
ταῖς
πράξεσι,
τὴν
δ´
ἀρετὴν
|
τὸ |
μέσον
καὶ
εὑρίσκειν
καὶ
αἱρεῖσθαι. |
[2, 9] |
σπουδαῖον
εἶναι.
ἐν
ἑκάστῳ
γὰρ
|
τὸ |
μέσον
λαβεῖν
ἔργον,
οἷον
κύκλου |
[2, 6] |
ἔστιν
ὑπερβολὴ
καὶ
ἔλλειψις
καὶ
|
τὸ |
μέσον.
οἷον
καὶ
φοβηθῆναι
καὶ |
[2, 9] |
μέσον
λαβεῖν
ἔργον,
οἷον
κύκλου
|
τὸ |
μέσον
οὐ
παντὸς
ἀλλὰ
τοῦ |
[2, 8] |
ἄκροις
πρὸς
ἄλληλα
ἢ
πρὸς
|
τὸ |
μέσον·
πορρωτέρω
γὰρ
ταῦτα
ἀφέστηκεν |
[2, 8] |
τὸ
μέγα
τοῦ
μικροῦ
καὶ
|
τὸ |
μικρὸν
τοῦ
μεγάλου
ἢ
ἄμφω |
[2, 5] |
εὖ
ἢ
κακῶς,
οἷον
πρὸς
|
τὸ |
ὀργισθῆναι,
εἰ
μὲν
σφοδρῶς
ἢ |
[2, 1] |
ἕξεις.
οὐ
μικρὸν
οὖν
διαφέρει
|
τὸ |
οὕτως
ἢ
οὕτως
εὐθὺς
ἐκ |
[2, 3] |
συντέθραπται·
διὸ
χαλεπὸν
ἀποτρίψασθαι
τοῦτο
|
τὸ |
πάθος
ἐγκεχρωσμένον
τῷ
βίῳ.
κανονίζομεν |
[2, 4] |
δ´
ἄλλα
οὐ
μικρὸν
ἀλλὰ
|
τὸ |
πᾶν
δύναται,
ἅπερ
ἐκ
τοῦ |
[2, 1] |
ἐθίζεσθαι,
ἀλλὰ
πάμπολυ,
μᾶλλον
δὲ
|
τὸ |
πᾶν.
~Ἐπεὶ
οὖν
ἡ
παροῦσα |
[2, 1] |
δὲ
ἠθικῆς,
ἡ
μὲν
διανοητικὴ
|
τὸ |
πλεῖον
ἐκ
διδασκαλίας
ἔχει
καὶ |
[2, 6] |
καὶ
ὡς
μοιχεύειν,
ἀλλ´
ἁπλῶς
|
τὸ |
ποιεῖν
ὁτιοῦν
τούτων
ἁμαρτάνειν
ἐστίν. |
[2, 6] |
καὶ
ταῦτα
ἢ
κατ´
αὐτὸ
|
τὸ |
πρᾶγμα
ἢ
πρὸς
ἡμᾶς·
τὸ |
[2, 6] |
τὰ
ἓξ
μέσα
λαμβάνουσι
κατὰ
|
τὸ |
πρᾶγμα·
ἴσῳ
γὰρ
ὑπερέχει
τε |
[2, 6] |
οὐ
τὸ
τοῦ
πράγματος
ἀλλὰ
|
τὸ |
πρὸς
ἡμᾶς.
εἰ
δὴ
πᾶσα |
[2, 1] |
ἐθίζῃ
τις
ἄνω
ῥιπτῶν,
οὐδὲ
|
τὸ |
πῦρ
κάτω,
οὐδ´
ἄλλο
οὐδὲν |
[2, 9] |
καὶ
ὅτι
τοιαύτη
ἐστὶ
διὰ
|
τὸ |
στοχαστικὴ
τοῦ
μέσου
εἶναι
τοῦ |
[2, 3] |
καὶ
γὰρ
τὸ
καλὸν
καὶ
|
τὸ |
συμφέρον
ἡδὺ
φαίνεται.
ἔτι
δ´ |
[2, 4] |
οὖν
οὐδ´
ἐκεῖνοι
εὖ
ἕξουσι
|
τὸ |
σῶμα
οὕτω
θεραπευόμενοι,
οὐδ´
οὗτοι |
[2, 4] |
πράττῃ.
ταῦτα
δὲ
πρὸς
μὲν
|
τὸ |
τὰς
ἄλλας
τέχνας
ἔχειν
οὐ |
[2, 4] |
αὐτὸ
τὸ
εἰδέναι·
πρὸς
δὲ
|
τὸ |
τὰς
ἀρετὰς
τὸ
μὲν
εἰδέναι |
[2, 6] |
οὐσίαν
καὶ
τὸν
λόγον
τὸν
|
τὸ
|
τί
ἦν
εἶναι
λέγοντα
μεσότης |
[2, 6] |
ἔστιν
ὑπερβολὴ
καὶ
ἔλλειψις
διὰ
|
τὸ |
τὸ
μέσον
εἶναί
πως
ἄκρον, |
[2, 6] |
τοῦθ´
αἱρεῖται,
μέσον
δὲ
οὐ
|
τὸ |
τοῦ
πράγματος
ἀλλὰ
τὸ
πρὸς |
[2, 3] |
καθάπερ
φησὶν
Ἡράκλειτος,
περὶ
δὲ
|
τὸ |
χαλεπώτερον
ἀεὶ
καὶ
τέχνη
γίνεται |