Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 13
The incessant anxiety and strain of some is a well nigh incurable form of disease.
A ansiedade e a tensão incessantes de alguns constituem uma forma de doença quase incurável.
We are made to exaggerate the importance of what work we do; and yet how much is not done by us!
Somos levados a exagerar a importância do trabalho que fazemos; e, no entanto, quanto não é feito por nós!
or, what if we had been taken sick?
ou, e se tivéssemos adoecido?
How vigilant we are!
Quão vigilantes somos!
determined not to live by faith if we can avoid it; all the day long on the alert, at night we unwillingly say our prayers and commit ourselves to uncertainties.
determinados a não viver pela fé, se pudermos evitá-lo; o dia todo em alerta, à noite dizemos nossas orações de má vontade e nos entregamos às incertezas.
So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change.
Tão completamente e sinceramente somos compelidos a viver, reverenciando nossa vida e negando a possibilidade de mudança.
This is the only way, we say; but there are as many ways as there can be drawn radii from one centre.
Este é o único caminho, dizemos; mas há tantos caminhos quantos raios podem ser traçados a partir de um centro.
All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant.
Toda mudança é um milagre a contemplar; mas é um milagre que ocorre a cada instante.
Confucius said, "To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge."
Confúcio disse: "Saber que sabemos o que sabemos, e que não sabemos o que não sabemos, isso é o verdadeiro conhecimento."
When one man has reduced a fact of the imagination to be a fact to his understanding, I foresee that all men at length establish their lives on that basis.
Quando um homem reduziu um fato da imaginação a um fato para o seu entendimento, prevejo que todos os homens acabarão por estabelecer suas vidas com base nisso.
Let us consider for a moment what most of the trouble and anxiety which I have referred to is about, and how much it is necessary that we be troubled, or, at least, careful.
Consideremos por um momento a respeito de qual é a origem da maior parte dos problemas e ansiedades a que me referi, e em que medida é necessário que nos preocupemos, ou, pelo menos, que sejamos cuidadosos.
Vocabulary
- ansiedade
- State of worry or unease about future events.
- tensão
- Physical or mental strain; stress or tightness.
- incessantes
- Continuing without interruption; never-ending or constant.
- de
- Preposition indicating possession, origin, or composition.
- alguns
- Plural form of algum; some or a few people or things.
- constituem
- Third person plural present of constituir; make up or form.
- uma
- Feminine form of um; indefinite article meaning a or one.
- forma
- Shape, manner, or way of doing something.
- doença
- Illness or disease affecting physical or mental health.
- quase
- Nearly or almost; very close to happening.
- incurável
- Unable to be cured or healed; incurable.
- Somos
- First person plural present of ser; we are.
- levados
- Past participle of levar; carried, taken, or led.
- exagerar
- To overstate or represent something as greater than it is.
- importância
- Quality of being important; significance or value.
- do
- Contraction of de plus o; of the or from the.
- trabalho
- Work, labor, or job done to earn livelihood.
- que
- Relative pronoun; that, which, or what.
- fazemos
- First person plural present of fazer; we do or make.
- no
- Contraction of em plus o; in the or at the.
- entanto
- However, meanwhile, or in the meantime; nevertheless.
- quanto
- How much, how many, or as much as.
- não
- Adverb expressing negation; no or not.
- feito
- Past participle of fazer; done, made, or accomplished.
- por
- Preposition expressing agency, duration, or motion through.
- nós
- First person plural pronoun; we or us.
- ou
- Conjunction expressing alternatives; or.
- se
- Conditional conjunction or reflexive pronoun; if or oneself.
- tivéssemos
- First person plural past subjunctive of ter; if we had.
- Quão
- How; to what extent or degree.
- vigilantes
- Alert, watchful, or attentive to potential dangers.
- somos
- First person plural present of ser; we are.
- determinados
- Resolute or determined; past participle of determinar.
- viver
- To live, exist, or reside in a place.
- pela
- Contraction of per plus a; by the or through the.
- fé
- Belief, trust, or confidence in religious or spiritual matters.
- evitá-lo
- Infinitive of evitar plus object pronoun; to avoid it.
- dia
- Twenty-four hour period; daytime or specific calendar date.
- todo
- Entire, whole, or all; every or any.
- em
- Preposition indicating location, time, or manner.
- alerta
- State of watchfulness or readiness; alert or on guard.
- noite
- Time from sunset to sunrise; darkness or evening.
- dizemos
- First person plural present of dizer; we say or tell.
- nossas
- Feminine plural possessive adjective; our.
- orações
- Plural of oração; prayers or spiritual petitions.
- má
- Feminine form of mau; bad or poor quality.
- vontade
- Will, desire, or intention to do something.
- nos
- Objective pronoun; us or to us.
- entregamos
- First person plural present of entregar; we deliver or surrender.
- às
- Contraction of a plus a; to the (feminine plural).
- incertezas
- Plural of incerteza; states of uncertainty or doubt.
- Tão
- So, such, or to such a great degree.
- completamente
- In a complete manner; totally, entirely, or wholly.
- sinceramente
- Honestly and genuinely; in a sincere manner.
- nossa
- Feminine form of nosso; our.
- vida
- The state or process of living; lifespan.
- negando
- Present participle of negar; denying or refusing.
- possibilidade
- Quality of being possible; chance or likelihood.
- mudança
- Change or alteration from one state to another.
- Este
- Masculine demonstrative pronoun; this or this one.
- único
- Only one; sole or singular in nature.
- caminho
- Path, road, or way; direction or route traveled.
- mas
- Conjunction expressing contrast; but or however.
- há
- Third person singular present of haver; there is or are.
- tantos
- So many or as many; plural of tanto.
- caminhos
- Plural of caminho; paths, roads, or ways.
- quantos
- How many or as many as; plural interrogative.
- raios
- Plural of raio; rays of light or lightning bolts.
- podem
- Third person plural present of poder; they can or may.
- ser
- To exist, have identity, or possess qualities.
- traçados
- Drawn or traced; past participle of traçar.
- partir
- To leave, depart, or start from a location.
- um
- Masculine indefinite article; a or one.
- centro
- Middle point or core; central area of place.
- Toda
- Feminine form of todo; all, every, or whole.
- milagre
- Extraordinary and unexpected occurrence; divine intervention or marvel.
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