# Magna Moralia 11.50

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aristotle/magna-moralia/11.50

αὕτη δʼ ἔσται ἡ πρὸς αὑτὸν φιλία ἐν τῷ σπουδαίφ· τούτῳ γὰρ μόνῳ τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς εὖ ἔχουσιν μέρη πρὸς ἄλληλα τῷ μὴ διαφέρεσθαι, ἐπεὶ ὅ γε φαῦλος οὐδέποτʼ ἐστὶν αὐτὸς αὑτῷ φίλος, μάχεται γὰρ ἀεὶ ἑαυτῷ. ὁ γοῦν ἀκρατής, ὅταν πράξῃ τι τῶν καθʼ ἡδονήν, μετʼ οὐ πολὺ μεταμελεῖται καὶ κακίζει αὐτὸς αὑτόν· ὁμοίως ἐπὶ τῶν ἄλλων κακιῶν ὁ φαῦλος ἔχει. διατελεῖ γὰρ αὐτὸς αὑτῷ μαχόμενος καὶ ἐναντιούμενος.

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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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