E3DA12Definition of an Emotion — Part IIILatinSpes est inconstans lætitia orta ex idea rei futuræ vel præteritæ de cujus eventu aliquatenus dubitamus.English (Elwes 1883)Hope is an inconstant pleasure, arising from the idea of something past or future, whereof we to a certain extent doubt the issue.Modern EnglishHope is an inconstant joy arising from the idea of a past or future thing about whose outcome we are to some degree in doubt.← E3DA11E3DA13 →