E4P30
Proposition — Part IV
Latin
Res nulla per id quod cum nostra natura commune habet, potest esse mala sed quatenus nobis mala est eatenus est nobis contraria.
English (Elwes 1883)
A thing cannot be bad for us through the quality which it has in common with our nature, but it is bad for us in so far as it is contrary to our nature.
Modern English
Nothing can be bad for us through what it has in common with our nature. A thing is bad for us only insofar as it is contrary to us.