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Further, in order that what is said may be true and not superficial, it must
always either apply to a particular person or be suitably expressed; for it is
possible for it to have one quality and not the other. For instance,
“One ought to die guiltless of any offence,” “The
worthy man should take a worthy woman to wife.” There is no smartness
in either of these expressions, but there will be if both conditions are
fulfilled: “It is worthy for a man to die, when he is not worthy of
death.” The more special qualities the expression possesses, the
smarter it appears; for instance, if the words contain a metaphor, and a
metaphor of a special kind, antithesis, and equality of clauses, and actuality.
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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