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Chapter 45
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[45.1] λούεταί τις ταχέως· μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι κακῶς, ἀλλʼ ὅτι ταχέως. πίνει τις πολὺν οἶνον· μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι κακῶς, ἀλλʼ ὅτι πολύν. πρὶν γὰρ διαγνῶναι τὸ δόγμα, πόθεν οἶσθα, εἰ κακῶς; οὕτως οὐ συμβήσεταί σοι ἄλλων μὲν φαντασίας καταληπτικὰς λαμβάνειν, ἄλλοις δὲ συγκατατίθεσθαι.
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[45.1] Someone bathes quickly; do not say that he bathes badly, but that he bathes quickly. Someone drinks a great deal of wine; do not say that he drinks badly, but that he drinks a great deal. For until you have discerned the judgment behind his action, how do you know whether he acts badly? In this way, you will not find yourself receiving adequate impressions of some things while assenting to others.
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[45.1] Someone bathes quickly. Do not say that he bathes badly, but that he bathes quickly. Someone drinks a great deal of wine. Do not say that he drinks badly, but that he drinks a great deal. For before you have determined his judgment, how do you know whether he is acting badly? In this way, you will not form clear and graspable impressions of some things while assenting to others.