DND 1.49a
Mischa Hooker / Cicero
- Created on 2021-09-29 21:09:54
- Modified on 2021-09-29 21:10:28
- Translated by Yonge; Walsh
- Aligned by Mischa Hooker
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Haec quamquam et inventa sunt acutius et dicta subtilius ab Epicuro , quam ut quivis ea possit agnoscere , tamen fretus intellegentia vestra dissero brevius , quam causa desiderat .
Though these distinctions were more acutely devised and more artfully expressed by Epicurus than any common capacity can comprehend ; yet , depending on your understanding , I shall be more brief on the subject than otherwise I should be .
Epicurus ' researches were too penetrating , and his explanations too subtle , to be grasped by any Tom , Dick , or Harry , but I rely on the intelligence of my audience here in offering this explanation , which is more succinct than the theme demands .