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Самые великие изменения и всё в природе совершается незаметно, медленным нарастанием, а не взрывами.
То же самое и в духовной жизни.
The greatest changes, and everything in nature, come about imperceptibly, by slow increase, not by explosions.
It is the same in the spiritual life.
1. Все истинные мысли — живые мысли и проявляют свою жизнь в том, что способны питать и изменяться. Но изменяются они подобно дереву, а не облаку.
1. All true thoughts are living thoughts, and they show their life in being able to nourish and to change. But they change like a tree, not like a cloud.
From Modern Painters V · reworded by Tolstoy .
What changed“All true opinions are living” becomes “All true thoughts are living thoughts,” and being “capable of nourishment; therefore of change” becomes being “able to nourish and to change”: Ruskin’s opinions take nourishment, Tolstoy’s thoughts give it. †
† An intermediate translation may have made this change.
John Ruskin’s own wordsLet him be assured of this, that unless important changes are occurring in his opinions continually, all his life long, not one of those opinions can be on any questionable subject true.
All true opinions are living, and show their life by being capable of nourishment; therefore of change.
But their change is that of a tree--not of a cloud.
Source text: gutenberg.orgTolstoy’s own version · Мысли мудрых людей на каждый деньВсе истинные мысли — живые мысли и проявляют свою жизнь в том, что способны питать и изменяться. Но изменяются они подобно дереву, а не облаку.
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The words shown were found, word for word, in the saved source text. Modern Painters V (1860), Preface, Preface, on the changes of opinion over the seventeen years of the work.
Close in its frame, changed in two places. Ruskin's 'opinions' become 'thoughts' (мысли): 'All true opinions are living' is 'All true thoughts are living thoughts'. 'show their life by being capable of nourishment; therefore of change' becomes 'show their life in being able to nourish and to change' (способны питать и изменяться): Ruskin's opinions take nourishment, Tolstoy's give it, and 'therefore' is gone. 'their change is that of a tree—not of a cloud' is kept ('they change like a tree, not like a cloud'). Thoughts of Wise Men (1903, 6 February) has the same words, so the changes were made by 1903; that book's Ruskin came from L. P. Nikiforov's Russian selection (Posrednik, 1902), not found online, and they may be Nikiforov's. No printable.
2. Всё истинно великое совершается медленным, незаметным ростом.
2. All that is truly great comes about by slow, imperceptible growth.
3. Совершенство отдельных людей и общества никогда не достигается на все времена, ибо для каждого времени есть свое совершенство.
3. The perfection of individual people and of society is never attained for all time, for every time has its own perfection.
From The World's Advance-Thought and the Universal Republic · reworded by Tolstoy .
What changedTolstoy adds whose perfection is meant, “of individual people and of society,” and “but every time has its perfection” becomes a reason: “for every time has its own perfection.”
Lucy Mallory’s own wordsPerfection is nevdr reached for all time to come; but every time has its perfection.
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The words shown were found, word for word, in the saved source text. The World's Advance-Thought and the Universal Republic (Lucy A. Mallory's journal, Portland, Oregon), vol. XIV, no. 10, November 1901, p. 149, 'Suggestive Thoughts', a column of short sayings headed 'W. E. W.', the sixth.
Found in Mallory's journal under another contributor's initials. The sentence is one of the 'Suggestive Thoughts' headed 'W. E. W.'; Mallory's own paragraphs, signed 'L. A. M.', end just above the column. The Jubilee list of the Circle's sources says the thoughts taken from her journal are signed with her name or «Из «Передовой мысли мира»», and this one carries her name. W. E. W. was not identified, so Tolstoy's signature stands, with the correction here only. Tolstoy adds whose perfection is meant, 'of individual people and of society' (отдельных людей и общества), and turns 'but' into 'for' (ибо): 'Perfection is never reached for all time to come; but every time has its perfection' becomes 'The perfection of individual people and of society is never attained for all times, for every time has its own perfection.' 'Nevdr' is the text layer's misreading of 'never'; archive.org's scan of vol. XIV (saved) reads 'nevér'. No printable.
4. Жизнь должна быть рождением души. Животное должно быть очеловечено, плоть должна быть претворена в дух; телесная деятельность должна быть превращена в мысль, в сознание, в разум, справедливость, великодушие, как свеча в свет и теплоту. Эта высшая алхимия оправдывает наше присутствие на земле; в этом наше призвание и наше достоинство.
4. Life must be the birth of the soul. The animal must be humanized, the flesh must be transmuted into spirit; bodily activity must be transformed into thought, into consciousness, into reason, justice, magnanimity, as a candle into light and warmth. This higher alchemy justifies our presence on earth; in this lie our calling and our dignity.
From Fragments d'un journal intime · shortened by Tolstoy .
Original · FrenchLa vie doit être l'enfantement de l'âme, le dégagement d'un mode supérieur de réalité. L'animal doit être humanisé, la chair doit être faite esprit, l'activité physiologique doit être convertie en pensée, en conscience, en raison, en justice, en générosité, comme le flambeau en lumière et en chaleur.
Cette alchimie transcendante justifie notre présence sur la terre; c'est notre mission et notre dignité.
Source text: archive.orgIn English · Mrs. Humphry Ward, 1885Life should be a giving birth to the soul, the development of a higher mode of reality. The animal must be humanized; flesh must be made spirit; physiological activity must be transmuted into intellect and conscience, into reason, justice, and generosity, as the torch is transmuted into life and warmth.
This heavenly alchemy is what justifies our presence on the earth: it is our mission and our glory.
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The words shown were found, word for word, in the saved source text. Fragments d'un journal intime, Journal, among the fragments after the entry of 28 décembre 1880 (7th ed., Geneva 1897, t. II, p. 313); Ward's translation, after December 28, 1880.
The fragment, translated closely with two cuts: 'le dégagement d'un mode supérieur de réalité' (the release of a higher mode of reality) after the first clause, and the sentence 'La nature aveugle, avide, égoïste doit se métamorphoser en beauté et en noblesse' before the last. Amiel's 'flambeau' (torch) becomes «свеча» ('candle'), and 'alchimie transcendante' «высшая алхимия».
5. Как нельзя разбить яйца, в котором сидит цыпленок, без опасности для его жизни, так не может один человек освободить другого без опасности для его духовной жизни. Когда дух достигнет известного роста, он сам разобьет свои оковы.
5. As one cannot break an egg with a chick sitting in it without danger to its life, so one man cannot free another without danger to his spiritual life. When the spirit has reached a certain growth, it will break its fetters itself.
From The World's Advance-Thought and the Universal Republic · reworded by Tolstoy .
What changedMallory’s reason, that “no one knows when to break the egg shell,” becomes a simile, “As one cannot break an egg with a chick sitting in it,” and the danger “to the new life” becomes danger “to his spiritual life.”
Lucy Mallory’s own wordsNo one can break the bonds for another, for the same reason that no one knows when to break the egg shell in which the chick is gestating, without danger to the new life.
When the spirit has grown strong enough it breaks its own bonds.
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The words shown were found, word for word, in the saved source text. The World's Advance-Thought and the Universal Republic (Lucy A. Mallory's journal, Portland, Oregon), vol. XV, no. 2, April 1902, p. 20, 'Key Thoughts', signed 'Lucy A. Mallory' at the end of the column.
Reworded. Mallory gives a reason: no one can break the bonds for another 'for the same reason that no one knows when to break the egg shell in which the chick is gestating, without danger to the new life.' Tolstoy turns the reason into a simile and the danger into a spiritual one: 'As one cannot break the egg in which a chick sits without danger to its life, so one man cannot free another without danger to his spiritual life.' Mallory's 'no one knows when to break' becomes 'one cannot break'. 'When the spirit has grown strong enough it breaks its own bonds' becomes 'When the spirit reaches a certain growth, it will break its fetters itself' (Когда дух достигнет известного роста, он сам разобьет свои оковы). The text layer misreads the signature as 'Malloby'. The image is in the previous issue too (March 1902, p. 4: 'The incarnate spirit is the chick in the eggshell'). No printable.
6. Жизнь есть непрекращающееся чудо. Зная, что такое рост, мы знаем сокровеннейшую из тайн природы.
6. Life is an unceasing miracle. Knowing what growth is, we know the most hidden of nature’s mysteries.
From The World's Advance-Thought and the Universal Republic · close to the original .
Lucy Mallory’s own wordsLife is a never-ceasing miracle.
When we know what growth is we will know the inmost mystery of the universe.
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The words shown were found, word for word, in the saved source text. The World's Advance-Thought and the Universal Republic (Lucy A. Mallory's journal, Portland, Oregon), vol. XII, no. 11, September 1899, p. 164, 'Key Thoughts', signed 'Lucy A. Mallory' at the end of the column.
Close. 'Life is a never-ceasing miracle' is word for word (непрекращающееся чудо). 'When we know what growth is we will know the inmost mystery of the universe' becomes 'Knowing what growth is, we know the most hidden of the mysteries of nature' (сокровеннейшую из тайн природы): the future becomes the present, and 'the universe' becomes 'nature'. Mallory's two sentences are printed here; the reviewer may keep Tolstoy's version for 'nature'.
Ничто так не вредно для нравственного совершенствования, как сознание своего преуспеяния.
К счастью, путь истинного нравственного улучшения совершается так незаметно, что человек и не может видеть своих успехов иначе, как после долгих промежутков времени.
Если ты думаешь, что ты совершенствуешься, замечаешь это, — знай, что ты заблуждаешься, остановился или идешь назад.
Nothing is so harmful to moral perfecting as the consciousness of our own progress.
Fortunately, the path of true moral improvement is traveled so imperceptibly that we cannot even see our advances except after long intervals of time.
If you think you are perfecting yourself, if you notice it — know that you are mistaken, have stopped, or are going backward.
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