# Magna Moralia 11.25

Aristotle, Magna Moralia, Β, Chapter 11. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aristotle/magna-moralia/11.25

κοινωσάμενοι οὖν ἡδονῇ ἀρετὴν ςητοῦσιν, οὐκ ὀρθῶς· οὐ γὰρ ἀκολουθεῖ τῇ ἡδονῇ καὶ τῷ πυμφέρονα ἡ ἀρετή, ἀλλὰ τῇ ἀρετῇ ἀμφότερα ταῦτα ἀπολουθτῖ. ἄτοπον γὰρ εἰ μὴ τις οἰήσεται τοὺς σπουδαίους αὐτοὺς αὑτοῖς ἡδίενους εἶναι· καὶ γὰρ οἱ φαῦλοι, ὥς φησιν Εὁριπίδης, αὐτοὶ ἑαυτοῖς ἡδεῖς εἰσίν· “κακὸς κακῷ” γὰρ “συντέτηκεν.” οὐ γὰρ ἀκολουθεῖ τῇ ἡδονῇ ἡ ἀρετή, ἀλλὼ τᾖ ἀρετῇ ἡ ἡδονὴ ἀκολουθεῖ.

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Aristotle, Magna Moralia, ed. Franz Susemihl. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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