Meditations — Page 14
There is the same ideal of self-control in both.
In beiden findet sich dasselbe Ideal der Selbstbeherrschung.
To this end there must be continual self-examination.
Zu diesem Zweck muss eine fortwährende Selbstprüfung stattfinden.
'If thou may not continually gather thyself together, namely sometimes do it, at least once a day, the morning or the evening.
„Wenn du dich nicht fortwährend sammeln kannst, so tue es wenigstens manchmal, mindestens einmal am Tage, morgens oder abends.
But while the Roman's temper is a modest self-reliance, the Christian aims at a more passive mood, humbleness and meekness, and reliance on the presence and personal friendship of God.
Doch während das Gemüt des Römers eine bescheidene Selbstständigkeit ist, strebt der Christ nach einer passiveneren Haltung, nach Demut und Sanftmut sowie nach Vertrauen auf die Gegenwart und persönliche Freundschaft Gottes.
But it is to God's censure the Christian appeals, the Roman to his own soul.
Doch beruft sich der Christ auf Gottes Urteil, der Römer hingegen auf seine eigene Seele.
Vocabulary
- beiden
- Both; referring to two things or people together
- findet
- Finds; third-person singular present of 'finden'
- sich
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself, himself, herself, itself
- dasselbe
- The same thing; referring to an identical object or concept
- Ideal
- Ideal; a perfect standard or principle to aspire toward
- Selbstbeherrschung
- Self-control; ability to restrain one's own impulses and emotions
- diesem
- Dative form of 'dieser'; meaning 'this' for masculine or neuter
- Zweck
- Purpose; an aim or goal for which something is done
- muss
- Must; expresses necessity or obligation in present tense
- fortwährende
- Continuous, ongoing; something that persists without interruption
- Selbstprüfung
- Self-examination; the act of critically evaluating oneself
- stattfinden
- To take place; to occur or happen at a specific time
- Wenn
- If or when; introduces a conditional or temporal clause
- dich
- Accusative reflexive form of 'du'; yourself in direct object position
- fortwährend
- Continually, constantly; happening without stopping or interruption
- sammeln
- To collect or gather; also to compose or concentrate oneself
- kannst
- Can; second-person singular present of modal verb 'können'
- tue
- Do; imperative or first-person singular of 'tun'
- wenigstens
- At least; indicates a minimum acceptable amount or frequency
- manchmal
- Sometimes; occurring occasionally but not always or regularly
- mindestens
- At least; expressing the minimum required quantity or number
- einmal
- Once; one single time or occurrence
- Tage
- Day; dative singular form of 'Tag'
- morgens
- In the morning; adverb indicating the morning time of day
- abends
- In the evening; adverb indicating the evening time of day
- Doch
- But, however, yet; contrastive conjunction or affirmative particle
- während
- While or during; indicating simultaneous or concurrent events
- Gemüt
- Mind or disposition; one's inner emotional and mental nature
- Römers
- Roman; genitive singular of 'Römer', referring to a Roman person
- bescheidene
- Modest, humble; showing a moderate and unassuming attitude
- Selbstständigkeit
- Independence; the quality of being self-reliant and autonomous
- strebt
- Strives; third-person singular of 'streben', to aspire toward
- Christ
- Christian; a follower of the Christian faith and teachings
- nach
- After or toward; preposition indicating direction or pursuit
- passiveneren
- More passive; comparative adjective of 'passiv' in declined form
- Haltung
- Attitude or posture; one's mental stance or physical bearing
- Demut
- Humility; the quality of being humble and modest before others
- Sanftmut
- Gentleness, meekness; a calm and mild temperament or disposition
- sowie
- As well as; conjunction meaning 'and also' linking elements
- Vertrauen
- Trust, confidence; belief in the reliability of someone or something
- Gegenwart
- Presence or present time; the current moment or someone's company
- persönliche
- Personal; relating directly to a specific individual's own affairs
- Freundschaft
- Friendship; a close and mutual bond between two people
- Gottes
- God's; genitive singular of 'Gott', referring to the divine being
- beruft
- Refers to or invokes; third-person singular of 'berufen'
- Urteil
- Judgment; a decision or reasoned opinion about something
- Römer
- Roman; a person from ancient Rome or the Roman Empire
- hingegen
- On the other hand; contrastive adverb indicating an opposing point
- seine
- His; third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun in German
- eigene
- Own; adjective emphasizing personal possession or individuality
- Seele
- Soul; the spiritual or inner essence of a living being
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