Leviathan — Page 9
Lastly, what is the Kingdome of Darkness.
Infine, che cos'è il Regno delle Tenebre.
Concerning the first, there is a saying much usurped of late, That Wisedome is acquired, not by reading of Books, but of Men.
Riguardo al primo, vi è un detto molto abusato di recente, che la Saggezza si acquisisce non leggendo i Libri, ma gli Uomini.
Consequently whereunto, those persons, that for the most part can give no other proof of being wise, take great delight to shew what they think they have read in men, by uncharitable censures of one another behind their backs.
Di conseguenza, quelle persone che per lo più non sanno dare altra prova di essere sagge, si dilettano grandemente nel mostrare ciò che pensano di aver letto negli uomini, attraverso giudizi malevoli gli uni degli altri alle loro spalle.
But there is another saying not of late understood, by which they might learn truly to read one another, if they would take the pains; and that is, Nosce Teipsum, Read Thy Self: which was not meant, as it is now used, to countenance, either the barbarous state of men in power, towards their inferiors; or to encourage men of low degree, to a sawcie behaviour towards their betters;
Ma vi è un altro detto, non compreso di recente, grazie al quale potrebbero imparare a leggersi davvero a vicenda, se volessero prendersi la briga; e tale detto è: Nosce Teipsum, Conosci Te Stesso: che non era inteso, come ora viene usato, a favorire né lo stato barbaro degli uomini al potere verso i loro inferiori, né a incoraggiare gli uomini di basso rango a un comportamento sfacciato verso i loro superiori;
But to teach us, that for the similitude of the thoughts, and Passions of one man, to the thoughts, and Passions of another, whosoever looketh into himselfe, and considereth what he doth, when he does Think, Opine, Reason, Hope, Feare, &c, and upon what grounds; he shall thereby read and know, what are the thoughts, and Passions of all other men, upon the like occasions.
Ma per insegnarci che, per la somiglianza dei pensieri e delle Passioni di un uomo con i pensieri e le Passioni di un altro, chiunque guardi dentro se stesso e consideri ciò che fa quando Pensa, Opina, Ragiona, Spera, Teme, ecc., e su quali basi; potrà così leggere e conoscere quali sono i pensieri e le Passioni di tutti gli altri uomini nelle medesime circostanze.
Vocabulary
- Infine
- Finally, at last, in conclusion
- che
- That, which, who; common conjunction and pronoun
- cos'è
- What is; contraction of cosa è
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- Regno
- Kingdom, realm, dominion
- delle
- Of the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction
- Tenebre
- Darkness, shadows, gloom
- Riguardo
- Regarding, concerning, with respect to
- al
- To the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
- primo
- First, primary, foremost
- vi
- There, here; reflexive pronoun there is
- è
- Is; third person singular of essere
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- detto
- Saying, proverb, maxim; said
- molto
- Very, much, a lot; high degree
- abusato
- Overused, abused, misused excessively
- di
- Of, from; very common Italian preposition
- recente
- Recent, lately, in recent times
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- Saggezza
- Wisdom, sagacity, good judgment
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun, also one acquires
- acquisisce
- Acquires, gains, obtains something
- non
- Not; standard Italian negation word
- leggendo
- Reading; gerund form of leggere
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- Libri
- Books; plural of libro
- ma
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- gli
- The; masculine plural definite article before vowels
- Uomini
- Men, human beings; plural of uomo
- Di
- Of, from; preposition beginning a phrase
- conseguenza
- Consequence, result; di conseguenza means therefore
- quelle
- Those; feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- persone
- People, persons; plural of persona
- per
- For, by, through; common Italian preposition
- lo
- The, it; masculine singular definite article or pronoun
- più
- More, most; comparative or superlative adverb
- sanno
- They know; third person plural of sapere
- dare
- To give; common Italian infinitive verb
- altra
- Other, another; feminine singular adjective
- prova
- Proof, evidence, test, trial
- essere
- To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary verb
- sagge
- Wise; feminine plural adjective from saggio
- dilettano
- They delight, take pleasure in something
- grandemente
- Greatly, enormously, to a great degree
- nel
- In the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
- mostrare
- To show, display, demonstrate something
- ciò
- That, this thing; neuter demonstrative pronoun
- pensano
- They think, believe; third person plural pensare
- aver
- To have; truncated infinitive of avere
- letto
- Read; past participle of leggere; also bed
- negli
- In the; masculine plural preposition-article contraction
- uomini
- Men, people; plural of uomo
- attraverso
- Through, across, by means of
- giudizi
- Judgments, opinions, verdicts; plural of giudizio
- malevoli
- Malevolent, spiteful, ill-willed; plural adjective
- degli
- Of the; masculine plural preposition-article contraction
- altri
- Others, other people; plural of altro
- alle
- To the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction
- loro
- Their, them; third person plural pronoun or adjective
- spalle
- Backs, shoulders; alle spalle means behind someone
- Ma
- But; adversative coordinating conjunction
- altro
- Other, another, else; masculine singular adjective
- compreso
- Understood, included, comprehended; past participle
- grazie
- Thanks to, through; also thank you
- quale
- Which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- potrebbero
- They could, they might; conditional of potere
- imparare
- To learn, to acquire knowledge or skill
- a
- To, at; very common Italian preposition
- leggersi
- To read one another; reflexive form of leggere
- davvero
- Really, truly, indeed; emphatic adverb
- vicenda
- Each other; a vicenda means reciprocally, in turn
- se
- If, whether; conditional conjunction
- volessero
- They wanted; imperfect subjunctive of volere
- prendersi
- To take upon oneself; reflexive of prendere
- briga
- Trouble, bother; prendersi la briga means to bother
- e
- And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction
- tale
- Such, this, that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- Conosci
- Know; second person singular imperative of conoscere
- Te
- You, yourself; accusative personal pronoun
- Stesso
- Same, self; yourself, himself, itself
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- inteso
- Intended, meant, understood; past participle intendere
- come
- As, how, like; common conjunction and adverb
- ora
- Now, at present; temporal adverb
- viene
- Comes, is; third person singular of venire
- usato
- Used, employed; past participle of usare
- favorire
- To favor, encourage, promote something
- né
- Nor, neither; negative coordinating conjunction
- stato
- State, been; past participle of essere or noun
- barbaro
- Barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized; adjective or noun
- potere
- Power, to be able; noun or infinitive verb
- verso
- Toward, towards; preposition of direction
- inferiori
- Inferiors, subordinates; those of lower rank
- incoraggiare
- To encourage, to promote, to foster behavior
- basso
- Low, lower; adjective referring to rank or position
- rango
- Rank, social standing, status
- comportamento
- Behavior, conduct, manner of acting
- sfacciato
- Impudent, brazen, cheeky, shameless behavior
- superiori
- Superiors, those of higher rank or authority
- insegnarci
- To teach us; infinitive with indirect object pronoun
- somiglianza
- Similarity, resemblance, likeness between things
- dei
- Of the; masculine plural preposition-article contraction
- pensieri
- Thoughts, ideas; plural of pensiero
- Passioni
- Passions, strong emotions; plural of passione
- uomo
- Man, human being; singular noun
- con
- With; common Italian preposition
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article
- chiunque
- Whoever, anyone, whosoever; indefinite pronoun
- guardi
- Looks, watches; third person singular subjunctive guardare
- dentro
- Inside, within; preposition or adverb of place
- stesso
- Same, self; se stesso means himself, oneself
- consideri
- Considers; third person singular subjunctive considerare
- fa
- Does, makes; third person singular of fare
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb
- Pensa
- Thinks; third person singular of pensare
- Opina
- Opines, holds an opinion; third person singular opinare
- Ragiona
- Reasons, thinks logically; third person singular ragionare
- Spera
- Hopes; third person singular of sperare
- Teme
- Fears, dreads; third person singular of temere
- ecc
- Etc., etcetera; abbreviation for eccetera
- su
- On, upon, about; Italian preposition
- quali
- Which, what; plural relative or interrogative pronoun
- basi
- Bases, foundations; plural of base
- potrà
- Will be able; third person singular future of potere
- così
- So, thus, in this way; adverb of manner
- leggere
- To read; common Italian infinitive verb
- conoscere
- To know, to be acquainted with someone or something
- sono
- Are, am; first or third person plural of essere
- tutti
- All, everyone, everybody; masculine plural adjective
- nelle
- In the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction
- medesime
- Same, identical; feminine plural of medesimo
- circostanze
- Circumstances, situations, conditions; plural noun
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