# Magna Moralia 12.12

Aristotle, Magna Moralia, Β, Chapter 12. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aristotle/magna-moralia/12.12

πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ ὁμόνοια ἐν τοῖς νοητοῖς ἀλλʼ ἐν τοῖς πρακτοῖς, καὶ ἐν τούτοις οὐχ ᾗ νοοῦσι ταὐτόν, ἀλλʼ ᾗ ἅμα τῷ ταὐτὸν νοεῖν προαίρεσιν ἔχουσιν περὶ ἃ νοοῦσιν ἐπὶ ταῦτά. εἰ γὰρ ἐννοοῦσιν ἀμφότεροι ἄρχειν, ἀλλʼ ὃ μὲν αὑτὸν ὃ δʼ αὑτόν, ἆρά γε ἤδη ὁμονοοῦσιν; ἢ οὔ; ἀλλʼ εἰ κἀγὼ ἐμαυτὸν βούλομαι ἄρχειν κἀκεῖνος ἐμέ, οὕτως ἤδη ὁμονοοῦμεν.

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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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