Hippocrates on airs, waters and places / the received Greek text of Littré, with Latin, French, and English translations by eminent scholars.

  • Hippocrates
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1881
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Credit: Hippocrates on airs, waters and places / the received Greek text of Littré, with Latin, French, and English translations by eminent scholars. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    par I'effet des institutions; car ils ne sont pas, comme les Asiatiqiies, gouvernes par des ruis; et chez les hommesqui sont soimis d la royante^ le courage, ainsi qtie je I'ai deja remarqtie, manque necessairement. Leur dme est asservie, et ils se soucient peit de s'exposer aux perils sans necessite po ur accroUre la puis- sance d'autrui. 118. Mais les Europeens, gou- vernes par letirs propres lois, sentant que les dangers qu'ils courent, ils les courent dans leur propre interet et noil pour I'interet d'un autre, les acceptent volontiers, et se jettent hardiment dans les hasards; car le prix de la victoire est pour eux; c'est ainsi que les loisne contribuent p)as pen, a creer le courage.^ Tel est I'aperqu general de VEurope com- paree a I'Asie.^ 119. 24. 7Z existe aussi, en Europe, des races differentes les unes des autres par la taille, par la forme, et par le courage; varietes qui tiennent aux causes que fai enu- merees plus haut,'^ et que je vais expliquer davantage, 120. Les hahitants d'lme contree montagneuse, dpre, elevee, pourvue d'eau, oil les saisons passent par des variations considerables, sont d'nne stature elevee,^ et d'une con- stitution faite pour le travail et pour ' ' C. soumis h, des despotes (p. 111). ' Coray:— Tant les lois contribuent puis- samment ii faire naitre le courage (p. 113). ' Coray :— Voilk, generalement parlant, quel est I'etat des Kuropeens compare aveo celui des Asiatiques (p. 113). * Coray:—et cette difference tient anx mgmes causes quo j'ai dejfl assignees [en parlaut des Asiatiques] (p. 113). * 0. doivent naturelloment 6tro d'une haute stature (p. 113). to their institutions^ because they are not governed by kings like the latter, for where men are governed by kings there they must be very cowardly, as I have stated before; for their souls are enslaved, and they will not willingly or readily undergo dangers in order to promote the power of another; 118. but those that are free under- take dangers on their own account, and not for the sake of others; they court hazard and go out to meet it, for they themselves bear off the rewards of victory, and thus their institutions contribute not a little to their courage. Such is the general character of Europe and Asia. 119. 24. And there are in Europe other tribes, differing from one another in stature, shape, and courage: the differences are those I formerly mentioned, and will now explain more clearly. 120. Such as inhabit a country which is mountainous, rugged, ele- vated, and well watered, and where the changes of the seasons are very great, are likely to have great variety of shapes among them, and to be naturally of an enterprising and warlike disposition; and such persons are apt to have no little of
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