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Definition of an Emotion — Part III

Latin

Lætitia est hominis transitio a minore ad majorem perfectionem.

English (Elwes 1883)

Pleasure is the transition of a man from a less to a greater perfection.

Modern English

Joy is a person's transition from a lesser to a greater perfection.