Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Ethics / Maxims and Reflections / Braille

Maxims and Reflections ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

191,344 braille cells · 202 embossed pages at 40×25 · 177 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠝⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠗⠽⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠋⠁⠞⠁⠇⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠞⠀⠎⠑⠞⠎⠀⠥⠏⠀⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠙⠗⠁⠛⠎⠀⠋⠁⠇⠎⠑⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠃⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠥⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠊⠉⠁⠇⠆⠀⠁⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠗⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠂⠀⠁⠅⠊⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠽⠞⠓⠊⠉⠁⠇⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠋⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠎⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠓⠊⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠽
⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠋⠕⠗⠍⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠽⠎⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀
⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠏⠗⠊⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠕⠥⠗⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠎⠥⠊⠞⠎⠀⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠥⠊⠎⠓⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀
⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠂⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠉⠓⠊⠑⠧⠑⠙⠂⠀⠀
⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠊⠀⠀
⠄⠠⠇⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠀⠛⠝⠊⠑⠀⠙⠑⠀
⠇⠄⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠲⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠤⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇
⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠊⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.