E4P15

Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Cupiditas quæ ex vera boni et mali cognitione oritur, multis aliis cupiditatibus quæ ex affectibus quibus conflictamur oriuntur, restingui vel coerceri potest.

English (Elwes 1883)

Desire arising from the knowledge of good and bad can be quenched or checked by many of the other desires arising from the emotions whereby we are assailed.

Modern English

Desire arising from true knowledge of good and bad can be quenched or checked by many of the other desires arising from the affects that assail us.