§6.14.1Τὰ πλεῖστα, ὦν ἡ πληθὺς θαυμάζει, εἰς γενικώτατα ἀνάγεται τὰ ὑπὸ ἕξεως ἣ φύσεως συνεχόμενα, λίθους, ξύλα, συκᾶς, ἀμπέλους, ἐλαίας·
Most of the things which the multitude admires are referred to the most general classes, those held together by cohesion or nature, such as stones, wood, fig-trees, vines, olives.
τὰ δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν ὀλίγῳ μετριωτέρων εἰς τὰ ὑπὸ ψυχῆς, οἶον ποίμνας, ἀγέλας·
But the things admired by those who are a little more moderate are referred to those held together by soul, such as flocks and herds.
τὰ δὲ ὑπὸ τῶν ἔτι χαριεστέρων εἰς τὰ ὑπὸ λογικῆς ψυχῆς, οὐ μέντοι καθολικῆς, ἀλλὰ καθὸ τεχνικὴ ἢ ἄλλως πως ἐντρεχής, ἢ κατὰ ψιλὸν τὸ πλῆθος ἀνδραπόδων κεκτῆσθαι.
And the things admired by those who are still more refined are referred to those held together by a rational soul, yet not a universal one, but so far as it is artistic or in some other way clever, or simply in possessing a multitude of slaves.
ὁ δὲ ψυχὴν λογικὴν καθολικὴν καὶ πολιτικὴν τιμῶν οὐδὲν ἔτι τῶν ἄλλων ἐπιστρέφεται, πρὸ ἁπάντων δὲ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν λογικῶς καὶ κοινωνικῶς ἔχουσαν καὶ κινουμένην διασῴζει καὶ τῷ ὁμογενεῖ εἰς τοῦτο συνεργεῖ.
But he who honors a rational soul that is universal and social no longer turns his attention to any of the other things, but above all keeps his own soul disposed and moving rationally and socially, and cooperates with his fellow beings towards this end.