E5P40
Proposition — Part V
Latin
Quo unaquæque res plus perfectionis habet, eo magis agit et minus patitur et contra quo magis agit, eo perfectior est.
English (Elwes 1883)
In proportion as each thing possesses more of perfection, so is it more active, and less passive; and, vice versa, in proportion as it is more active, so is it more perfect.
Modern English
The more perfection a thing has, the more it acts and the less it suffers; and conversely, the more it acts, the more perfect it is.