Википедия пишет слегка иначе, Aidos, as a quality, was that feeling of reverence or shame which restrains men from wrong. It also encompassed the emotion that a rich person might feel in the presence of the impoverished, that wealth was more a matter of luck than merit.
Разница в толковании aidos отражает отношение француза и древних греков к обществу. У греков оно положительное.