"The human will is a material force similar to steam, and (...) nothing in the moral world can stand against this power, as soon as a person learns to live with it, is able to concentrate, and is able to direct its current-like substance to souls. (...) Possessing this, man can modify all human things at will, not even excluding the absolute laws of nature.
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Honoré de BalzacAll Translations
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The human will is a material force similar to steam, and (...) nothing in the moral world can stand against this power, as soon as a person learns to live with it, is able to concentrate, and is able to direct its current-like substance to souls. (...) Possessing this, man can modify all human things at will, not even excluding the absolute laws of nature.
""Az emberi akarat a gőzhöz hasonló materiális erő, és (...) az erkölcsi világban mi sem állhat ellent e hatalomnak, mihelyt az ember megtanul vele élni, koncentrálni tudja, s áramszerű anyagát a lelkekre irányítani képes. (...) Ennek birtokában az ember tetszése szerint módosíthat minden emberi dolgot, még a természet abszolút törvényeit sem kivéve."