E4P23
Proposition — Part IV
Latin
Homo quatenus ad aliquid agendum determinatur ex eo quod ideas habet inadæquatas, non potest absolute dici ex virtute agere sed tantum quatenus determinatur ex eo quod intelligit.
English (Elwes 1883)
Man, in so far as he is determined to a particular action because he has inadequate ideas, cannot be absolutely said to act in obedience to virtue; he can only be so described, in so far as he is determined for the action because he understands.
Modern English
A person, insofar as they are determined to act by having inadequate ideas, cannot be said absolutely to act from virtue — only insofar as they are determined to act by understanding can they be so described.