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[13]
But what was said above1 is also clear from what we are now saying; it is not easy to
define in what manner and with whom and on what grounds and how long one ought to be
angry, and up to what point one does right in so doing and where error begins. For he who
transgresses the limit only a little is not held blameworthy, whether he errs on the side
of excess or defect; in fact, we sometimes praise those deficient in anger and call them
gentle-tempered, and we sometimes praise those who are harsh-tempered as manly, and
fitted to command. It is therefore not easy to pronounce on principle what degree and
manner of error is blameworthy, since this is a matter of the particular circumstances,
and judgement rests with the faculty of perception.
1 2.9.7-9, a passage closely repeated here.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 19, translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1934.
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