"Like time, space creates oblivion: but it does so in such a way that it detaches the person from his relationships, puts him in an original and free state, and even turns the pedant, the petty citizen, into a vagabond in the blink of an eye. They say that time is the water of Léthe; but foreign air is also a kind of drink, and if its effect is less thorough, it is faster.
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Like time, space creates oblivion: but it does so in such a way that it detaches the person from his relationships, puts him in an original and free state, and even turns the pedant, the petty citizen, into a vagabond in the blink of an eye. They say that time is the water of Léthe; but foreign air is also a kind of drink, and if its effect is less thorough, it is faster.
""Mint az idő, a tér is feledést szül: de olyan módon teszi ezt, hogy az ember személyét kioldja kapcsolataiból, eredeti és szabad állapotba helyezi, sőt még a pedánsból, a nyárspolgárból is szempillantás alatt amolyan csavargófélét csinál. Azt mondják, az idő a Léthe vize; de az idegen levegő is valami afféle ital, s ha hatása tán kevésbé alapos is, de annál gyorsabb."