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And when
this follows on that, but not that on this [then
“that” is the greater good];1 for the enjoyment of that which follows is
contained in that of the other. Now, things follow simultaneously, or
successively, or potentially; thus, life follows simultaneously on health, but
not health on life; knowledge follows subsequently on learning [but not
learning on knowledge]; and simple theft potentially on sacrilege, for
one who commits sacrilege will also steal.
1 If B （life） follows on, is the consequent of A （health）, but A is not the consequent of B, then A is a greater good than B.
Aristotle in 23 Volumes, Vol. 22, translated by J. H. Freese. Aristotle. Cambridge and London. Harvard University Press; William Heinemann Ltd. 1926.
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