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1 An emotion is an idea, whereby the mind affirms of its 2 body a greater or less force of existing than before (by the 3 general Definition of the Emotions); therefore it has no 4 positive quality, which can be destroyed by the presence of what 5 is true; consequently the knowledge of good and evil cannot, by 6 virtue of being true, restrain any emotion. But, in so far as 7 such knowledge is an emotion (IV. viii.) if it have more strength 8 for restraining emotion, it will to that extent be able to 9 restrain the given emotion. Q.E.D. 10 11