Second Treatise of Government — Page 5

English → It Book II Level 9/10

His words are,

Le sue parole sono,

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?

Il medesimo naturale impulso ha portato gli uomini a sapere che non è meno loro dovere amare gli altri che sé stessi; poiché vedendo che le cose che sono uguali devono necessariamente avere tutte una stessa misura; se non posso fare a meno di desiderare di ricevere bene, nella stessa misura dalle mani di ogni uomo, quanto qualsiasi uomo può desiderare per la propria anima, come potrei sperare di avere qualche parte di questo mio desiderio soddisfatta, a meno che io stesso non mi curi di soddisfare il medesimo desiderio, che è indubbiamente negli altri uomini, essendo di una stessa e identica natura?

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.

Che venga loro offerto qualcosa di contrario a questo desiderio, deve necessariamente recar loro dispiacere sotto ogni rispetto quanto a me; cosicché se faccio del male, devo aspettarmi di soffrire, non essendovi ragione che gli altri debbano mostrarmi una misura di amore maggiore di quella che io ho mostrato a loro: il mio desiderio dunque di essere amato dai miei simili in natura quanto più possibile mi impone un dovere naturale di portare verso di loro la medesima affezione; da quale relazione di uguaglianza tra noi stessi e coloro che sono come noi, quali diverse regole e canoni la ragione naturale abbia tratto, per la direzione della vita, nessun uomo lo ignora, Eccl.

Pol. Lib. 1.

Sect. 6.

Sez. 6.

Vocabulary

sue: His/her/its/their (feminine plural possessive)
parole: Words; spoken or written expressions
sono: They are; first person singular 'I am'
medesimo: The same; identical, selfsame
naturale: Natural; arising from nature or instinct
impulso: Impulse; a sudden urge or drive
ha: Has; third person singular of 'avere'
portato: Brought; past participle of 'portare'
gli: Masculine plural definite article or indirect pronoun 'to him'
uomini: Men; plural of 'uomo'
sapere: To know; to have knowledge of something
meno: Less; to a smaller degree or extent
loro: Their; third person plural pronoun or possessive
dovere: Duty; obligation; also modal verb 'must'
amare: To love; to feel deep affection for someone
altri: Others; other people, additional persons
sé: Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject
stessi: Themselves/ourselves; emphatic reflexive pronoun
poiché: Since; because; given that
vedendo: Seeing; present gerund of 'vedere'
cose: Things; objects or matters
uguali: Equal; identical in value or status
devono: They must; third person plural of 'dovere'
necessariamente: Necessarily; inevitably, as a logical consequence
avere: To have; to possess or hold something
tutte: All; feminine plural form of 'tutto'
stessa: Same; feminine form of 'stesso'
misura: Measure; standard, proportion, or degree
se: If; conditional conjunction
posso: I can; first person singular of 'potere'
fare: To do; to make or perform an action
desiderare: To desire; to wish or long for something
ricevere: To receive; to get or accept something
bene: Good; well; goodness or benefit
mani: Hands; plural of 'mano'
ogni: Every; each, all without exception
uomo: Man; an adult male human being
quanto: How much; as much as, to what extent
qualsiasi: Any; whatever, of any kind whatsoever
può: Can; he/she/it is able to
propria: Own; one's own, belonging to oneself
anima: Soul; the spiritual or inner self
come: How; like; as, in what manner
potrei: I could; first person singular conditional of 'potere'
sperare: To hope; to wish for something with expectation
qualche: Some; a few, an unspecified amount
parte: Part; a portion or share of something
questo: This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
mio: My; first person singular possessive adjective
desiderio: Desire; wish; a longing for something
soddisfatta: Satisfied; fulfilled, feminine past participle
stesso: Same; himself, itself; emphatic pronoun
mi: Me; myself; first person singular reflexive pronoun
curi: Take care; second person singular of 'curare'
soddisfare: To satisfy; to fulfill a need or desire
indubbiamente: Undoubtedly; without doubt, certainly
essendo: Being; present gerund of 'essere'
identica: Identical; exactly the same, feminine form
natura: Nature; the innate character of something
venga: Come; subjunctive third person singular of 'venire'
offerto: Offered; past participle of 'offrire'
qualcosa: Something; an unspecified thing or matter
contrario: Contrary; opposite, against, conflicting
deve: Must; he/she/it has to, third singular of 'dovere'
recar: To bring; to cause (truncated form of 'recare')
dispiacere: Displeasure; sorrow; to be sorry or displeased
sotto: Under; below; beneath
rispetto: Respect; regard; consideration for others
cosicché: So that; consequently, therefore
faccio: I do; I make; first singular of 'fare'
male: Evil; harm; bad; wrong
devo: I must; I have to; first singular of 'dovere'
aspettarmi: To expect for myself; reflexive infinitive of 'aspettare'
soffrire: To suffer; to endure pain or hardship
essendovi: There being; gerund of 'essere' with 'vi'
ragione: Reason; justification; logic, cause
debbano: They must; subjunctive third plural of 'dovere'
mostrarmi: To show me; reflexive infinitive of 'mostrare'
amore: Love; deep affection or attachment
maggiore: Greater; larger; major, superior in degree
quella: That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun
ho: I have; first person singular of 'avere'
mostrato: Shown; past participle of 'mostrare'
dunque: Therefore; so; consequently, thus
essere: To be; the fundamental verb of existence
amato: Loved; past participle of 'amare'
miei: My; plural possessive of first person singular
simili: Fellows; similar beings; neighbors, fellow humans
più: More; to a greater degree or extent
possibile: Possible; capable of happening or being done
impone: Imposes; demands; third singular of 'imporre'
portare: To bring; to carry; to bear something
verso: Toward; in the direction of
medesima: Same; the very same, feminine form
affezione: Affection; fondness; emotional attachment to someone
quale: Which; what; that; relative pronoun
relazione: Relation; relationship; connection between things
uguaglianza: Equality; the state of being equal
tra: Between; among; in the middle of
noi: We; us; first person plural pronoun
coloro: Those; those people, referring to specific persons
quali: Which; who; plural relative pronoun
diverse: Various; different, several, diverse
regole: Rules; regulations; guiding principles
canoni: Canons; established rules or standards
abbia: Has; subjunctive first/third singular of 'avere'
tratto: Drawn; derived; past participle of 'trarre'
direzione: Direction; guidance; management of something
vita: Life; the state of being alive
nessun: No one; none; not any (masculine form)
lo: Him; it; masculine singular direct object pronoun
ignora: Ignores; is unaware of; third singular of 'ignorare'

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