DND 2.29a
Mischa Hooker / Cicero
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- Aligned by Mischa Hooker
Latin
English
Natura est igitur quae contineat mundum omnem eumque tueatur , et ea quidem non sine sensu atque ratione ; omnem enim naturam necesse est quae non solitaria sit neque simplex sed cum alio iuncta atque conexa habere aliquem in se principatum , ut in homine mentem , in belua quiddam simile mentis unde oriantur rerum adpetitus ; in arborum autem et earum rerum quae gignuntur e terra radicibus inesse principatus putatur .
There
is
therefore
an
element
that
holds
a
the
whole
world
together
and
preserves
it
,
and
this
an
element
possessed
of
sensation
and
reason
;
since
every
natural
object
that
is
not
a
homogeneous
and
simple
substance
but
a
complex
and
composite
one
must
contain
within
it
some
ruling
principle
,
for
example
in
man
the
intelligence
,
in
the
lower
animals
something
resembling
intelligence
that
is
the
source
of
appetition
.
With
trees
and
plants
the
ruling
principle
is
believed
to
be
located
in
the
roots
.