Aristotle, Rhetoric, book 2, chapter 21, section 6

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[6] As for the maxims that are accompanied by an epilogue, some form part of an enthymeme, as “ No one who is sensible, etc.,¹

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while others are enthymematic, but are not part of an enthymeme;² and these are most highly esteemed. Such are those maxims in which the reason of what is said is apparent: for instance, “ Being a mortal, do not nourish immortal wrath;³

” to say that one should not always nourish immortal wrath is a maxim, but the addition “being a mortal” states the reason. It is the same with “ A mortal should have mortal, not immortal thoughts.⁴

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1 See sect. 2.

2 They partake of the nature of, but not of the form of, enthymemes.

3 Author unknown （T.G.F. p. 854）.

4 According to Bentley, from Epicharmus.

Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.

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