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It is evident, therefore, from what has been
said, how many kinds of maxims there are, and to what it is appropriate to apply
them in each case. For in the case of matters of dispute or what is contrary to
the general opinion, the epilogue is necessary; but either the epilogue may be
put first and the conclusion used as a maxim, as, for example, if one were to
say, “As for me, since one ought neither to be the object of jealousy
nor to be idle, I say that children ought not to be educated”; or put
the maxim first and append the epilogue. In all cases where the statements made,
although not paradoxical, are obscure, the reason should be added as concisely
as possible.
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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