E4Cap23

Chapter 23 — Part IV

English (Elwes 1883)also show

Latin

Confert præterea concordiæ pudor in iis tantum quæ celari non possunt. Deinde quia ipse pudor species est tristitiæ, ad rationis usum non spectat.

English (Elwes 1883)

Shame also brings about harmony, but only in such matters as cannot be hid. Further, as shame is a species of pain, it does not concern the exercise of reason.

Modern English

Shame also contributes to harmony, but only in matters that cannot be concealed. Since shame is itself a species of sadness, it does not belong to the exercise of reason.