Plotinus · thesis 20.14

Thesis 20.14

Latin

Sicut accidentalis foelicitas animaduersione indiget, ita substantialis foelicitas per carentiam animaduersionis non solum non deperditur, sed roboratur.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 15211

The sheet excerpt ends at 'sed'; the closing word 'roboratur' is supplied from farmer1998:15214, where the sentence continues after a line break in the print.

English

Just as accidental happiness requires attention, so substantial happiness, through a lack of attention, is not only not lost, but is strengthened.

Sense checked against farmer1998:15248; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T03b; sense checked against farmer1998:15248; awaiting human check

Attribution: reported according to Plotinus (section 20 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports

Farmer's cross-references

• 20.15 Homo qui ad foelicitatem iam peruenit per frenesim aut litargiam ab ea non impeditur.