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The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume I
Complete Notebooks · French with an independent English translation.
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[On movement.] · Entry 1729
French
p. 3457On entre dans l’![A small, open, bent infinity-like source symbol before the printed editorial gloss [infini].](/images/joubert/jj-c1938-v1-p0250-e02-p01-fig01.png)
[infini] en sortant de la matière comme, lorsqu’on parcourt ce monde en sortant de la terre, on entre dans la mer. Et représentez-vous nos cartes de géographie. Comme les pleins y sont découpés par les vuides que laissent les mers et les lacs, de même le fini, si j’ose m’exprimer ainsi est découpé par l’infini, le mouvement par le repos.
The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume I: [On movement.]
p. 3458One enters the  [infinite] on leaving matter, as, when traveling this world, one enters the sea on leaving the land. And picture our geographical maps. Just as the solid areas are cut into by the voids left by seas and lakes, so the finite, if I dare express myself thus, is cut into by the infinite, movement by rest.
Socrates
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Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.About This Reading Edition
Joubert’s notebooks return to the work of thinking and writing, the demands of friendship, and questions of faith, beauty and conduct. This edition pairs the French with a new English translation, preserving the order of the chosen source and the unfinished character of its fragments. Dates and source references allow readers to follow a thought through time or return to its printed context.
Historical Text and Translation
The French text follows André Beaunier’s 1938 edition of Les Carnets de Joseph Joubert, published by Gallimard from Joubert’s autograph manuscripts. Volume I presents the entries on printed pages 32–475. French and English are aligned paragraph by paragraph, retaining the source order, printed dates and page references so readers can return to the facsimile.
About Diotimos Editions
Diotimos Editions prepared this new English translation directly from the French, preserving Joubert’s distinctions, recurring images, ambiguities and unfinished thoughts. Translator’s notes clarify wording, references and uncertain readings: Essential keeps notes that help explain a passage, while All includes technical detail. Annotations from the 1938 source edition remain distinct from the new translator’s notes.
Rights
The linked facsimile records identify the French source as public domain in the United States. The new English translation and editorial notes are © 2026 Diotimos, with source annotations and new editorial contributions credited separately. This edition pairs the complete French notebooks with an independent English translation, preserving the distinction between Joubert’s text and its accompanying notes.