Hi motus animorum atque haec discrimina tanta ...
English translation: These emotions and these great differences
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|  Selected response from: Sandra Mouton United Kingdom Local time: 23:31 | |||
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| 3 +2 | These emotions and these great differences |
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| From Virgil's Georgics |
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peer agreement (net): +2These emotions and these great differences Explanation: emotions = literally agitations of minds/spirits I am no specialist but one interpretation might be that Leibniz used the (customised) quote from Virgil about how intensely bees can fight and how easily their fight is put to rest as a way to say that when we get all worked up about something we should remember how small it is in the great scheme of things. Does that fit your context? |
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18 mins peer agreement (net): +1 |
| Reference: From Virgil's Georgics Reference information: It's taken from the fourth book of the Georgics: Hi motus animorum atque haec *certamina* tanta pulveris exigui iactu compressa quiescent. I've found this English translation: These stormy passions and these mighty *conflicts* will be lulled to rest by a handful of scattered dust. I've put the only word changed from Virgil's quote between stars. |
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