Ancient Greek
ΗΟΙΚΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΩΝ Α., Chapter 1
Aristotle, Magna Moralia 1.12
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—τότερον οὖν ὑπὲρ τῆς ἰδέας τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ δεἴ, ἢ οὔ, ἀλλʼ ὡς τὸ κοινὸν ἐν ἅπασιν ὑπάρχον ἀγακθόν; ἕτέρον γὰρ τῆς ἰδέας τοῦτο δόξειεν ἂν εἶναι. ἡ μὲν γὰρ ἰδέα χωριστὸν καὶ αὐτὸ καθʼ αὐτό· τὸ δὲ κοινὸν ἐν ἅπεασιν ὑπάρχει, οὐκ ἔστιν δὴ ταὐτὸν τῷ χωριστῷ. οὐ γὰρ ἄν ποτε τὸ χωριστὸν καὶ τὸ πεφυκὸς αὐτὸ καθʼ αὐτὸ εἶναι ἐν πᾶσιν ὑπάρχοι.