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Definition of an Emotion — Part III
Latin
Pusillanimitas dicitur de eo cujus cupiditas coercetur timore periculi quod ejus æquales subire audent.
Explicatio: Est igitur pusillanimitas nihil aliud quam metus alicujus mali quod plerique non solent metuere; quare ipsam ad cupiditatis affectus non refero. Eandem tamen hic explicare volui quia quatenus ad cupiditatem attendimus, affectui audaciæ revera opponitur.
English (Elwes 1883)
Cowardice is attributed to one, whose desire is checked by the fear of some danger which his equals dare to encounter.
Explanation: Cowardice is, therefore, nothing else but the fear of some evil, which most men are wont not to fear; hence I do not reckon it among the emotions springing from desire. Nevertheless, I have chosen to explain it here, because, in so far as we look to the desire, it is truly opposed to the emotion of daring.
Modern English
Cowardice is attributed to one whose desire is checked by fear of a danger that their equals dare to face.
Explanation: Cowardice is therefore nothing other than fear of some bad thing that most people are not accustomed to fear. For this reason I do not count it among the affects of desire. I have chosen to explain it here, however, because in so far as we attend to desire, it is truly opposed to the affect of daring.