But it is surely not enough that when they are young they should get the right nurture and attention; since they must, even when they are grown up, practise and be habituated to them, we shall need laws for this as well, and generally speaking to cover the whole of life; for most people obey necessity rather than argument, and punishments rather than the sense of what is noble.
(1180a) Baina agian ez da nahikoa izango, gaztetan heziketa eta ardura egokiak jaso izana; aitzitik, heldutasunean ere ikaste horietan jardun eta horietara ohitu behar dutenez, horretarako ere izango dugu legeen beharra, eta oro har, beraz, bizialdi osorako, gizaki gehienek beharrari egiten baitiote men arrazoiari baino neurri handiagoan, (5) eta zigorrei, ontasunari baino.