Q.E.D.
Note.- (51:4) We thus see that it is possible, that what one man loves
another may hate, and that what one man fears another may not fear; or,
again, that one and the same man may love what he once hated, or may be
bold where he once was timid, and so on. (5) Again, as everyone judges
according to his emotions what is good, what bad, what better, and what
worse ([xxxix] note), it follows that men's judgments may vary no
less than their emotions, (This is possible, though the human mind
part of the divine intellect, as I have shown in II:[xiii] note.) , hence
when we compare some with others, we distinguish them solely by the
diversity of their emotions, and style some intrepid, others timid,
others by some other epithet. (51:6) For instance, I shall call a man
intrepid, if he despises an evil which I am accustomed to fear; if I
further take into consideration, that, in his desire to injure his
enemies and to benefit those whom he loves, he is not restrained by the
fear of an evil which is sufficient to restrain me, I shall call him
daring. (51:7) Again, a man will appear timid to me, if he fears an evil
which I am accustomed to despise; and if I further take into consideration
that his desire is restrained by the fear of an evil, which is not
sufficient to restrain me, I shall say that he is cowardly; and in like
manner will everyone pass judgment.
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