French–English parallel text
Marc Aurèle
Marcus Aurelius
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Le garçon appelé Verissimus
The Boy Called Verissimus
Marc Aurèle est né à Rome en l’an 121 après Jésus-Christ. Sa famille était ancienne et riche, et dès le début, il a été un enfant sérieux et calme. Même quand il était petit, il aimait une chose plus que les jeux : apprendre à être bon.
Marcus Aurelius was born in Rome in the year 121 after Christ. His family was old and rich, and from the beginning he was a serious, calm child. Even as a boy he loved one thing more than games: to learn how to be good.
L’empereur de l’époque, Hadrien, l’a remarqué et lui a donné un surnom : Verissimus, ce qui veut dire « le plus vrai ». Cela ressemble à une plaisanterie, mais Hadrien était sérieux. Il a vu chez ce garçon une honnêteté rare.
The emperor of that time, Hadrian, noticed him and gave him a nickname: Verissimus, which means “the most true”. It sounds like a joke, but Hadrian was serious. He saw in the boy a rare honesty.
Dans son carnet, il a écrit plus tard sur les personnes qui ont fait de lui ce qu’il était. De son grand-père, il a appris à maîtriser sa colère. Du souvenir de son père, à être modeste. De sa mère, à donner sans compter et à vivre simplement. Il ne pensait pas qu’il avait inventé son propre bon caractère. Il pensait que chaque bonne chose en lui venait de quelqu’un d’autre, et il était reconnaissant.
In the notebook he later wrote about the people who made him who he was. From his grandfather he learned to control his temper. From the memory of his father, to be modest. From his mother, to give freely and to live simply. He did not believe that he had invented his own good character. He thought that every good thing in him had come from someone else, and he was grateful.
Hadrien a fait en sorte que le garçon soit adopté par Antonin le Pieux, un homme bon et doux qui est devenu l’empereur suivant. Ainsi, Marc a grandi en sachant qu’un jour, il gouvernerait tout le monde romain.
Hadrian arranged for the boy to be adopted by Antoninus Pius, a good and gentle man who became the next emperor. So Marcus grew up knowing that one day he would rule the whole Roman world.
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