On Liberty — Page 10
The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.
La verdad abstracta obtiene la ilustración concreta; la ilustración concreta encuentra su fundamento apropiado en una serie de indagaciones abstractas.
Perhaps Carlyle's epithets of "iridescent" and "vivid" refer incidentally to Mrs. Mill's quick perceptiveness, and thus throw a useful light on the mutual advantages of the common work of husband and wife.
Quizás los epítetos de Carlyle de «iridiscente» y «vívido» se refieren incidentalmente a la rápida perspicacia de la señora Mill, y así arrojan una luz útil sobre las ventajas mutuas del trabajo común de marido y mujer.
But it savours almost of impertinence even to attempt to lift the veil on a mystery like this.
Pero tiene casi el sabor de la impertinencia incluso intentar levantar el velo sobre un misterio como este.
It is enough to say, perhaps, that however much we may deplore the exaggeration of Mill's references to his wife, we recognise that, for whatever reason, the pair lived an ideally happy life.
Basta con decir, quizás, que por mucho que podamos deplorar la exageración de las referencias de Mill a su esposa, reconocemos que, por cualquier razón, la pareja vivió una vida idealmente feliz.
It still, however, remains to estimate the extent to which Mrs. Taylor, both before and after her marriage with Mill, made actual contributions to his thoughts and his public work.
Sin embargo, aún queda por estimar en qué medida la señora Taylor, tanto antes como después de su matrimonio con Mill, realizó contribuciones reales a sus pensamientos y a su obra pública.
Here I may be perhaps permitted to avail myself of what I have already written in a previous work.[1]
Aquí quizás se me permita aprovechar lo que ya he escrito en una obra anterior.[1]
Mill gives us abundant help in this matter in the _Autobiography_.
Mill nos brinda una abundante ayuda en este asunto en la _Autobiografía_.
When first he knew her, his thoughts were turning to the subject of Logic.
Cuando la conoció por primera vez, sus pensamientos se dirigían hacia el tema de la Lógica.
But his published work on the subject owed nothing to her, he tells us, in its doctrines.
Pero su obra publicada sobre el tema no le debía nada, según nos dice, en cuanto a sus doctrinas.
It was Mill's custom to write the whole of a book so as to get his general scheme complete, and then laboriously to re-write it in order to perfect the phrases and the composition.
Era costumbre de Mill escribir la totalidad de un libro para tener completo su esquema general, y luego reescribirlo laboriosamente con el fin de perfeccionar las frases y la composición.
Doubtless Mrs. Taylor was of considerable help to him as a critic of style.
Sin duda, la señora Taylor le fue de considerable ayuda como crítica de estilo.
Vocabulary
- verdad
- Truth; the quality of being true or accurate.
- abstracta
- Abstract; existing in thought rather than concrete form.
- obtiene
- Obtains; gets or acquires something through effort.
- ilustración
- Illustration; a picture or visual explanation of something.
- concreta
- Concrete; specific and tangible rather than abstract.
- encuentra
- Finds; discovers or comes across something.
- fundamento
- Foundation; the basis or underlying principle of something.
- apropiado
- Appropriate; suitable or fitting for a particular situation.
- serie
- Series; a sequence of related things or events.
- indagaciones
- Investigations; systematic inquiries or searches for information.
- vívido
- Vivid; bright, intense, or producing strong mental images.
- refieren
- Refer; mention or allude to something indirectly.
- arrojan
- Throw; cast or shed light on something.
- útil
- Useful; able to be used for a practical purpose.
- ventajas
- Advantages; beneficial features or favorable circumstances.
- trabajo
- Work; activity requiring effort and producing results.
- común
- Common; shared or done by many people.
- marido
- Husband; a married man in relation to his wife.
- mujer
- Woman; an adult female human being.
- sabor
- Flavor; the taste of food or distinctive quality.
- intentar
- Attempt; try or make an effort to do something.
- levantar
- Lift; raise or elevate something to a higher position.
- velo
- Veil; a cloth or concealing covering of something.
- misterio
- Mystery; something difficult or impossible to understand.
- basta
- Enough; sufficient or a command to stop.
- decir
- Say; speak or utter words to communicate.
- quizás
- Perhaps; possibly or maybe; expressing uncertainty.
- deplorar
- Deplore; express strong disapproval or regret about.
- exageración
- Exaggeration; overstatement or representation beyond truth.
- referencias
- References; mentions or citations of someone or something.
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman in relation to her husband.
- reconocemos
- Recognize; acknowledge or identify something as known.
- razón
- Reason; a cause or explanation for something.
- pareja
- Couple; two people in a romantic relationship together.
- vivió
- Lived; passed one's life in a particular way.
- vida
- Life; the condition of being alive and living.
- idealmente
- Ideally; in a perfect or ideal manner or situation.
- feliz
- Happy; feeling or showing pleasure and contentment.
- embargo
- Embargo; a government ban on trade; however when "sin".
- aún
- Still; yet or continuing at the present or later.
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