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Joseph Joubert

The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II

Name: The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II
Author: Joseph Joubert

Complete Notebooks · French with an independent English translation.

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YEAR 1818 · Entry 7841

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French

p. 8119

10 avril.

Moments de foy. Il y en a comme des momens d’Amour.

Et croire de la foy d’autrui quand on ne croit pas de la sienne propre.

Les momens de foy sont des momens de dévotion ou de dévoument très sensibles de notre intelligence.

The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II: YEAR 1818

p. 8120

April 10.

Moments of faith. They exist just as moments of Love do.

And to believe with another’s faith when one does not believe with one’s own.

Moments of faith are very palpable moments of our intelligence’s devotion or dedication.

T33.The repeated moments and comparison remain; the capital on Love is retained from printed Amour, without identifying a personification beyond the printed form.

T282.The complete 10 owns three separately indented paragraphs. The first Moments retains t, while the three later momens forms omit it; foy, capital Amour and dévoument remain literal. The second paragraph is an Et-led infinitive, with the negative contrast intact. The final plural très sensibles and de notre intelligence remain in their printed order; no interpretation of the syntactic attachment is inserted into French. All text on 871 is roman. The source collation records the dates, literal il naissent, raised title, margin contours and upper marks, with the individual reading qualifications retained.

T34.The dependent And and infinitive, positive/negative parallel and possessive contrast remain. With is the contextual relation of de, without supplying a prescribed practice or another person’s identity.

T35.The repeated moments, alternative dévotion/dévoument and intelligence remain. Very palpable renders très sensibles as perceptible or distinctly felt; plural sensibles agrees with momens. The intelligence’s devotion/dedication is a contextual possessor or agent reading of de, not a uniquely established syntactic interpretation. The complete electronic 1798 Académie Sensible entry, directly read by the literary specialist, supports the perceptible/felt sense but does not determine that attachment. No dictionary facsimile was inspected. This stays the third paragraph of the same entry.

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 II continues the notebooks and includes seventy undated pieces. 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.