Emile
Emile
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This temptation is so natural, so pleasant, that itis impossible always to resist it; and the thought of the pleasureit has once afforded is enough to recall it constantly to ourmemory. Unluckily it is hard at first to find satisfaction for it;we have any number of reasons for refusing to follow the inclinationsof our heart; prudence, so called, restricts the heart within thelimits of the self; a thousand efforts are needed to break thesebonds. The joy of well-doing is the prize of having done ...well, and we must deserve the prize before we win it. There is nothingsweeter than virtue; but we do not know this till we have tried it. Like Proteus in the fable, she first assumes a thousand terribleshapes when we would embrace her, and only shows her true self tothose who refuse to let her go.
Ever at strife between my natural feelings, which spoke of thecommon weal, and my reason, which spoke of self, I should havedrifted through life in perpetual uncertainty, hating evil, lovinggood, and always at war with myself, if my heart had not receivedfurther light, if that truth which determined my opinions had notalso settled my conduct, and set me at peace with myself.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This temptation is so natural, so pleasant, that itis impossible always to resist it; and the thought of the pleasureit has once afforded is enough to recall it constantly to ourmemory. Unluckily it is hard at first to find satisfaction for it;we have any number of reasons for refusing to follow the inclinationsof our heart; prudence, so called, restricts the heart within thelimits of the self; a thousand efforts are needed to break thesebonds. The joy of well-doing is the prize of having done ...well, and we must deserve the prize before we win it. There is nothingsweeter than virtue; but we do not know this till we have tried it. Like Proteus in the fable, she first assumes a thousand terribleshapes when we would embrace her, and only shows her true self tothose who refuse to let her go.
Ever at strife between my natural feelings, which spoke of thecommon weal, and my reason, which spoke of self, I should havedrifted through life in perpetual uncertainty, hating evil, lovinggood, and always at war with myself, if my heart had not receivedfurther light, if that truth which determined my opinions had notalso settled my conduct, and set me at peace with myself.
What to read after Emile?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Rousseau Jean-Jacques to read onlineMoreLess
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