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Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Ex virtute absolute agere nihil aliud in nobis est quam ex ductu rationis agere, vivere, suum esse conservare (hæc tria idem significant) idque ex fundamento proprium utile quærendi.

English (Elwes 1883)

To act absolutely in obedience to virtue is in us the same thing as to act, to live, or to preserve one's being (these three terms are identical in meaning) in accordance with the dictates of reason on the basis of seeking what is useful to one's self.

Modern English

To act absolutely from virtue is, for us, nothing other than to act, to live, and to preserve one's being (these three mean the same thing) under the guidance of reason, and on the basis of seeking one's own advantage.

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