E4P69

Proposition — Part IV

Latin

Hominis liberi virtus æque magna cernitur in declinandis quam in superandis periculis.

English (Elwes 1883)

The virtue of a free man is seen to be as great, when it declines dangers, as when it overcomes them.

Modern English

The virtue of a free man is seen to be as great in declining dangers as in overcoming them.