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Joseph Joubert

The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II

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

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p. 4991

Et ces écoles de piété que l’on trouvoit partout, jusques sur les […]itraux des cloîtres et dans l’aspect des monastères; et ces pridieu […]u pied d’un crucifix qui formoient dans chaque maison, à la tête […]u lit du maître, une chapelle domestique.

Des écoles de piété! Elles nous paroîtroient (si nous étions grande[…]ent sages) indispensables à cet âge qui a besoin qu’on le dresse à […]imer le devoir, car il va aimer le plaisir.

The Notebooks of Joseph Joubert, Volume II: 1812

p. 4992

And those schools of piety that were found everywhere, even on the [stained-glass windows] of cloisters and in the appearance of monasteries; and those prie-dieux [at] the foot of a crucifix that formed, in each house, at the head [of the] master’s bed, a domestic chapel.

Schools of piety! They would seem to us (if we were [greatly] wise) indispensable to that age which needs to be trained to [love] duty; for it is going to love pleasure.

T38.The opening And and dependent formulation remain. Schools retains the teaching image applied to the surroundings; the windows, monasteries, kneeling desks and domestic chapel remain distinct. Prie-dieux denotes prayer kneelers and renders the intact printed pridieu. [Stained-glass windows], [at] and the broader [of the] render contextual vitraux, au and du from […]itraux, […]u pied and […]u lit; no missing French letters are supplied.

T386.The initial letter before itraux and the beginnings before u pied and u lit are lost. Vitraux, au and du are contextual possibilities only. Pridieu retains the visible printed spelling; no missing letters are supplied within that intact word. In the divided grande[…]ent, the next-line first glyph loses its left arch and does not certify a complete m; grandement is a contextual completion only. The initial component before imer is also lost; aimer is not supplied from the intact later occurrence. The initial Et, unfinished first formulation, exclamatory repetition, two source paragraphs, parenthetic condition, conditional paroîtroient and future-oriented va aimer remain.

T39.The repeated schools, exclamation, conditional and parenthesis remain. The age is not assigned a numerical range; the final future inclination remains distinct from the training needed for duty. [Greatly] and [love] render contextual grandement and aimer from grande[…]ent and […]imer; the later intact aimer remains unbracketed.

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.