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His words are,

Ses paroles sont,

The like natural inducement hath brought men to know that it is no less their duty, to love others than themselves; for seeing those things which are equal, must needs all have one measure; if I cannot but wish to receive good, even as much at every man's hands, as any man can wish unto his own soul, how should I look to have any part of my desire herein satisfied, unless myself be careful to satisfy the like desire, which is undoubtedly in other men, being of one and the same nature?

La même inclination naturelle a amené les hommes à savoir qu'il n'est pas moins de leur devoir d'aimer les autres qu'eux-mêmes ; car voyant que les choses qui sont égales doivent toutes avoir une même mesure ; si je ne puis que souhaiter recevoir le bien, autant de la main de chaque homme que tout homme peut le souhaiter pour sa propre âme, comment pourrais-je espérer voir satisfaite quelque partie de mon désir à cet égard, à moins que je ne me soucie moi-même de satisfaire le même désir, qui est indubitablement en d'autres hommes, étant d'une seule et même nature ?

To have any thing offered them repugnant to this desire, must needs in all respects grieve them as much as me; so that if I do harm, I must look to suffer, there being no reason that others should shew greater measure of love to me, than they have by me shewed unto them: my desire therefore to be loved of my equals in nature as much as possible may be, imposeth upon me a natural duty of bearing to them-ward fully the like affection; from which relation of equality between ourselves and them that are as ourselves, what several rules and canons natural reason hath drawn, for direction of life, no man is ignorant, Eccl. Pol. Lib. 1.

Qu'on leur offre quoi que ce soit de contraire à ce désir, cela doit nécessairement les affliger à tous égards autant que moi ; de sorte que si je fais du mal, je dois m'attendre à en souffrir, il n'y ayant aucune raison que les autres me témoignent une plus grande mesure d'amour que celle que je leur ai témoignée : mon désir d'être aimé de mes semblables en nature autant qu'il est possible m'impose donc un devoir naturel de leur porter en retour la même affection ; des règles et canons que la raison naturelle a tirés de cette relation d'égalité entre nous-mêmes et ceux qui sont comme nous, pour la direction de la vie, nul homme n'est ignorant, Eccl. Pol. Lib. 1.

Sect. 6.

Sect. 6.

Vocabulary

Ses
His, her, or its (plural possessive adjective)
paroles
Words, speech, or lyrics spoken aloud
sont
Are (third person plural of être)
La
The (feminine singular definite article)
même
Same, or even; emphasizes identity or similarity
inclination
Natural tendency or disposition toward something
naturelle
Natural, innate, or instinctive (feminine adjective)
a
Has (third person singular of avoir)
amené
Led, brought, or caused something to happen
les
The (plural definite article)
hommes
Men or humans in general
à
To, at, or in (common preposition)
savoir
To know or to understand something
qu'
That (conjunction, elided form of que)
il
He or it (third person singular pronoun)
n'
Not (elided negative particle)
est
Is (third person singular of être)
pas
Not (negative adverb used with ne)
moins
Less or fewer (comparative adverb)
de
Of, from, or about (common preposition)
leur
Their or to them (possessive or indirect pronoun)
devoir
Duty, obligation, or must (modal verb/noun)
d'
Of or from (elided preposition de)
aimer
To love or to like someone or something
autres
Others, other people, or other things
eux-mêmes
Themselves (emphatic reflexive pronoun, masculine)
car
Because or for (causal conjunction)
voyant
Seeing or noticing (present participle of voir)
que
That, which, or than (conjunction/pronoun)
choses
Things, objects, or matters
qui
Who, which, or that (relative pronoun)
égales
Equal, equivalent, or the same (feminine plural)
doivent
Must or should (third person plural of devoir)
toutes
All or every (feminine plural adjective/pronoun)
avoir
To have (infinitive of auxiliary verb)
une
A or an (feminine singular indefinite article)
mesure
Measure, standard, or moderation
si
If or so (conditional conjunction or adverb)
je
I (first person singular subject pronoun)
ne
Not (first part of negative construction)
puis
Can (first person singular of pouvoir)
souhaiter
To wish or to desire something
recevoir
To receive or to get something from someone
le
The (masculine singular definite article)
bien
Good, well, or goodness (noun or adverb)
autant
As much or as many (quantity adverb)
la
The (feminine singular definite article)
main
Hand (body part)
chaque
Each or every (singular adjective)
homme
Man or human being
tout
All, everything, or every (adjective/pronoun)
peut
Can or is able to (third person singular)
pour
For, in order to (preposition/conjunction)
sa
His or her (feminine singular possessive adjective)
propre
Own, clean, or proper (adjective)
âme
Soul or spirit of a person
comment
How (interrogative adverb)
pourrais-je
Could I (conditional inversion of pouvoir)
espérer
To hope or to expect something desired
voir
To see or to observe something
satisfaite
Satisfied or fulfilled (feminine past participle)
quelque
Some or a certain (indefinite adjective)
partie
Part, portion, or section of something
mon
My (masculine singular possessive adjective)
désir
Desire, wish, or longing for something
cet
This (masculine singular demonstrative before vowel)
égard
Regard, respect, or consideration for something
me
Me or myself (first person object pronoun)
soucie
Worries or cares (from se soucier)
moi-même
Myself (emphatic first person reflexive pronoun)
satisfaire
To satisfy or to fulfill a need
indubitablement
Undoubtedly or indisputably (formal adverb)
en
In, by, or while (preposition or gerund marker)
étant
Being (present participle of être)
seule
Alone, only, or sole (feminine adjective)
et
And (coordinating conjunction)
nature
Nature or inherent character of something
Qu'
What or that (elided interrogative/conjunction)
on
One, we, or they (indefinite subject pronoun)
offre
Offers or gives (third person singular of offrir)
quoi
What (interrogative or relative pronoun)
ce
This, that, or it (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)
soit
Be or whether (subjunctive of être)
contraire
Contrary, opposite, or against something
cela
That, this (demonstrative pronoun referring to something)
doit
Must or owes (third person singular of devoir)
nécessairement
Necessarily or inevitably (adverb)
affliger
To afflict, grieve, or distress someone
tous
All or everyone (masculine plural adjective/pronoun)
égards
Regards, respects, or considerations (plural noun)
moi
Me or I (emphatic first person pronoun)
sorte
Sort, kind, or manner; de sorte que means so that
fais
Do or make (first person singular of faire)
du
Of the (masculine singular contracted article)
mal
Evil, harm, or pain (noun or adjective)
dois
Must or owe (first person singular of devoir)
m'
Me or myself (elided first person object pronoun)
attendre
To wait or to expect something
souffrir
To suffer or endure pain or hardship
y
There or to it (adverbial pronoun)
ayant
Having (present participle of avoir)
aucune
No, none, or not any (feminine negative adjective)
raison
Reason, logic, or justification for something
témoignent
Testify, demonstrate, or show (third plural verb)
plus
More or no longer (comparative adverb)
grande
Great, large, or big (feminine adjective)
amour
Love or deep affection for someone
celle
The one, that one (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)
ai
Have (first person singular of avoir)
témoignée
Shown or testified (feminine past participle of témoigner)
être
To be (infinitive of fundamental verb)
aimé
Loved or liked (past participle of aimer)
mes
My (plural possessive adjective)
semblables
Fellow human beings or those like oneself
possible
Possible or feasible (adjective/adverb)
impose
Imposes or requires (third person singular of imposer)
donc
Therefore, so, or thus (conjunctive adverb)
un
A or one (masculine singular indefinite article)
naturel
Natural, innate (masculine adjective or noun)
porter
To carry, bear, or bring something
retour
Return or reciprocation of something
affection
Affection or fondness toward someone
des
Some or of the (plural partitive article)
règles
Rules, regulations, or principles guiding behavior
canons
Canons, established rules, or authoritative standards
tirés
Drawn or derived from something (past participle)
cette
This (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)
relation
Relationship or connection between people or things
égalité
Equality or equivalence between people
entre
Between or among (preposition)
nous-mêmes
Ourselves (emphatic first person plural pronoun)
ceux
Those, the ones (masculine plural demonstrative pronoun)
comme
Like, as, or such as (comparison word)
nous
We or us (first person plural pronoun)
direction
Direction, guidance, or management of something
vie
Life or living (noun)
nul
No one, null, or none (negative adjective/pronoun)
ignorant
Ignorant or unaware of something (adjective/noun)
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