Mens nostra quaedam agit...
Language: Latin
Mens nostra quaedam agit, quaedam vero patitur
nempe quatenus adaequatas habet ideas eatenus quaedam necessario agit
et quatenus ideas habet inadaequatas eatenus necessario quaedam patitur.
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Our mind sometimes acts
Language: English after the Latin
Our mind sometimes acts, sometimes is acted upon instead:
indeed, to the extent that it has adequate ideas, it of necessity acts;
and to the extent that it has inadequate ideas, it is of necessity acted upon.
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