He who remembers a thing that once pleased him | He who remembers a thing that once pleased him

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by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Qui rei qua semel delectatus est...

Language: Latin

Our translations: ENG

Qui rei qua semel delectatus est, recordatur, 
cupit eadem cum iisdem potiri circumstantiis ac cum primo ipsa delectatus est.

Text Authorship:

by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Michael Zev Gordon (b. 1963), "Qui rei qua semel delectatus est... ", 2020, first performed 2020 [ tenor and piano ], from Baruch - Ten Propositions of Baruch Spinoza, no. 5, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "He who remembers a thing that once pleased him", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2020-10-13
Line count: 2
Word count: 19

He who remembers a thing that once pleased him

Language: English after the Latin

He who remembers a thing that once pleased him,
desires to possess the same thing under the same circumstances as when he was first pleased by it.

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a text in Latin by Baruch (Benedictus) de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), appears in Ethica, ordine geometrico demonstrata
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This text was added to the website: 2025-08-03
Line count: 2
Word count: 27