Epictetus · The Handbook
Chapter 44
English
These arguments do not follow: “I am richer than you; therefore I am better than you.” “I am more eloquent than you; therefore I am better than you.” These follow much better: “I am richer than you; therefore my property is better than yours.” “I am more eloquent than you; therefore my speech is better than yours.” But you are neither property nor speech.
Greek
οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἀσύνακτοι «ἐγώ σου πλουσιώτερός εἰμι, ἐγώ σου ἄρα κρείσσων·» «ἐγώ σου λογιώτερος, ἐγώ σου ἄρα κρείσσων.» ἐκεῖνοι δὲ μᾶλλον συνακτικοί «ἐγώ σου πλουσιώτερός εἰμι, ἡ ἐμὴ ἄρα κτῆσις τῆς σῆς κρείσσων·» «ἐγώ σου λογιώτερος, ἡ ἐμὴ ἄρα λέξις τῆς σῆς κρείσσων.» σὺ δέ γε οὔτε κτῆσις εἶ οὔτε λέξις.
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