Aristotelous peri aretōn, kai kakiōn biblion a

OF PRUDENCE.

bouleusasthai to take counsel.

krinai ta agatha, kai kaka, kai panta ta en to bio aireta, kai pheukta to discern good and evil: and likewise to judge what things in life are to be sought or avoided.

Offices, or actions of prudence as to use goods well chresthai kalos tois hyparchousin agathois to use well those goods which are granted to us by nature.

homileisai orthos to congregate and associate rightly with men.

synidein tous kairous to discern, or foresee the moments of time and opportunities.

anchinoos chresthai, kai logo, kai ergo to use words and deeds skillfully.

ten empeirian echein ton chresimon panton to hold the experience of those things which can be of use to us.

In Prudence therefore three things ought to be observed:

Causes, which are called synaitia co-causes: such as
{
Deinotes industry.
Empeiria experience.
Mneme memory.
}

Or as parts, and forms, hoion mere tes phroneseos such as parts of prudence: such as
{
Euboulia good counsel.
Anchinoia solertia/keenness of mind.
}

Gentleness

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