E3P3

Proposition — Part III

Latin

Mentis actiones ex solis ideis adæquatis oriuntur, passiones autem a solis inadæquatis pendent.

English (Elwes 1883)

The activities of the mind arise solely from adequate ideas; the passive states of the mind depend solely on inadequate ideas.

Modern English

The activities of the mind arise solely from adequate ideas; the passions of the mind depend solely on inadequate ideas.