E3P33
Proposition — Part III
Latin
Cum rem nobis similem amamus, conamur quantum possumus efficere ut nos contra amet.
English (Elwes 1883)
When we love a thing similar to ourselves we endeavour, as far as we can, to bring about that it should love us in return.
Modern English
When we love a thing similar to ourselves, we strive as much as we can to bring it about that it loves us in return.