Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 12
This was not the light in which I hoed them.
Non era questa la prospettiva nella quale le zappavo.
The stars are the apexes of what wonderful triangles!
Le stelle sono i vertici di quali meravigliosi triangoli!
What distant and different beings in the various mansions of the universe are contemplating the same one at the same moment!
Quali esseri lontani e diversi nelle varie dimore dell'universo stanno contemplando la stessa in questo stesso momento!
Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions.
La natura e la vita umana sono varie quanto le nostre singole costituzioni.
Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?
Chi può dire quale prospettiva la vita offre a un altro?
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
Potrebbe accadere un miracolo più grande che guardarci per un istante attraverso gli occhi l'uno dell'altro?
We should live in all the ages of the world in an hour; ay, in all the worlds of the ages.
Vivremmo in tutte le epoche del mondo in un'ora; sì, in tutti i mondi delle epoche.
History, Poetry, Mythology!—I know of no reading of another's experience so startling and informing as this would be.
Storia, Poesia, Mitologia! — Non conosco alcuna lettura dell'esperienza altrui così sorprendente e illuminante come questa sarebbe.
The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior.
La maggior parte di ciò che i miei vicini chiamano bene, io credo nell'anima mia che sia male, e se mi pento di qualcosa, è molto probabile che sia il mio buon comportamento.
What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?
Quale demonio mi ha posseduto così che mi sono comportato così bene?
You may say the wisest thing you can, old man,—you who have lived seventy years, not without honor of a kind,—I hear an irresistible voice which invites me away from all that.
Puoi dire la cosa più saggia che puoi, vecchio, — tu che hai vissuto settant'anni, non senza un certo onore, — sento una voce irresistibile che mi invita ad allontanarmi da tutto ciò.
One generation abandons the enterprises of another like stranded vessels.
Una generazione abbandona le imprese di un'altra come navi arenate.
I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
Penso che possiamo fidarci con tranquillità molto di più di quanto non facciamo.
We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we honestly bestow elsewhere.
Possiamo rinunciare a tanta cura di noi stessi quanta ne dedichiamo onestamente altrove.
Nature is as well adapted to our weakness as to our strength.
La natura è tanto adatta alla nostra debolezza quanto alla nostra forza.
Vocabulary
- Non
- Not; negation particle used in Italian sentences.
- era
- Was; past tense of essere in third person singular.
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- prospettiva
- Perspective; viewpoint or way of looking at something.
- nella
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'la'.
- quale
- Which; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article.
- Le
- The; feminine plural definite article capitalized.
- stelle
- Stars; celestial bodies visible in the night sky.
- sono
- Are; present tense of essere in third person plural.
- vertici
- Vertices; angular points or highest points.
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or composition.
- quali
- Which; plural form of quale.
- meravigliosi
- Wonderful; adjective meaning marvelous or extraordinary.
- triangoli
- Triangles; three-sided geometric shapes.
- Quali
- Which; plural interrogative or relative pronoun.
- esseri
- Beings; creatures or entities of any kind.
- lontani
- Distant; far away in space or time.
- diversi
- Different; various or of different kinds.
- nelle
- In the; contraction of 'in' and 'le'.
- varie
- Various; multiple or of different kinds.
- dimore
- Dwellings; places where one lives or resides.
- dell
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'.
- universo
- Universe; the totality of all existing matter.
- stanno
- Are; present tense of stare in third person plural.
- contemplando
- Contemplating; gazing or thinking deeply about.
- stessa
- Same; feminine singular form of stesso.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- questo
- This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.
- stesso
- Same; identical or self.
- momento
- Moment; a brief period of time.
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article capitalized.
- natura
- Nature; the natural world or essence.
- vita
- Life; existence or the state of being alive.
- umana
- Human; relating to or characteristic of humans.
- quanto
- How much; what quantity or extent.
- nostre
- Our; plural feminine possessive adjective.
- singole
- Single; individual or separate ones.
- costituzioni
- Constitutions; fundamental structures or compositions.
- Chi
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun.
- può
- Can; is able to or has possibility.
- dire
- To say; to speak or express in words.
- offre
- Offers; provides or presents something.
- un
- A; indefinite article masculine singular.
- altro
- Other; different or additional one.
- Potrebbe
- Could; might happen or be possible.
- accadere
- To happen; to occur or take place.
- miracolo
- Miracle; an extraordinary or wonderful event.
- più
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- grande
- Great; large or of considerable importance.
- che
- Than; used in comparisons or as conjunction.
- per
- For; preposition indicating purpose or duration.
- istante
- Instant; a moment or very brief time.
- attraverso
- Through; passing from one side to other.
- gli
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- occhi
- Eyes; organs of sight on the face.
- uno
- One; the number or indefinite article.
- Vivremmo
- We would live; conditional of vivere.
- tutte
- All; entire or the whole group.
- epoche
- Epochs; periods of time in history.
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'il'.
- mondo
- World; the earth or all humanity.
- ora
- Now; at the present time or moment.
- sì
- Yes; affirmative response or agreement.
- tutti
- All; everyone or the entire group.
- mondi
- Worlds; multiple planetary systems or realms.
- delle
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'le'.
- Storia
- History; record of past events and people.
- Poesia
- Poetry; literary work expressing emotions artistically.
- Mitologia
- Mythology; traditional stories of gods and heroes.
- conosco
- I know; present tense of conoscere.
- alcuna
- Any; feminine singular negative or indefinite.
- lettura
- Reading; the act of reading or text.
- esperienza
- Experience; knowledge from living through events.
- altrui
- Others; of or belonging to other people.
- così
- So; in this manner or to this degree.
- sorprendente
- Surprising; causing surprise or astonishment.
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