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1 I, 6 | or light are such as to "act" and "suffer action". Hence 2 I, 6 | the "mover" is said to "act" (in a sense) and the "acting" 3 I, 6 | For not every "mover" can "act", if (a) the term "agent" 4 I, 6 | is a wider term than to "act". Still, so much, at any 5 I, 7 | than the other either to act or to suffer action, since 6 I, 7 | are by nature such as to act and suffer action reciprocally. 7 I, 7 | things, being "others", do act in some way on one another, 8 I, 7 | should either of them tend to act any more than the other? 9 I, 7 | like" tended in fact to act qua "like"-there would be 10 I, 7 | to suffer action and to act, agent and patient must 11 I, 7 | contraries" which reciprocally act and suffer action.) Hence 12 I, 7 | to suffer action and to act reciprocally-for indeed 13 I, 8 | restrict it to the bodies which act and suffer action: but " 14 I, 8 | passing-away". Moreover, they act and suffer action wherever 15 I, 8 | manner in which some things "act" while others "suffer action". 16 I, 8 | will also, qua chilled, "act" or "suffer action" in some 17 I, 8 | substance, they would both act and suffer action on coming 18 I, 8 | action" and others will "act", provided they are by nature 19 I, 9 | are by nature such as to act and suffer action. (To illustrate 20 I, 9 | by nature such as both to act and suffer action-heats 21 I, 9 | generate and are generated, act and suffer action, reciprocally; 22 I, 10| some things are such as to act and others such as to suffer 23 I, 10| matter-"reciprocate", i.e. are such as to act upon one another and to 24 I, 10| matter as their patients, act without themselves suffering 25 I, 10| to suffer action and to act; and it is "combinable with" 26 II, 2 | and "light" because they act upon, or suffer action from, 27 II, 2 | first pair implies power to act and the second pair susceptibility. " 28 II, 9 | moved: but to move, i.e. to act, belongs to a different " 29 II, 9 | remaining contrary either to act or to suffer action", it