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Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Lætitia directe mala non est sed bona; tristitia autem contra directe est mala.

English (Elwes 1883)

Pleasure in itself is not bad but good: contrariwise, pain in itself is bad.

Modern English

Joy is not directly bad but good. Sadness, on the other hand, is directly bad.

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