"Even if someone is young, beautiful, rich, respected, if you want to judge whether they are happy, you will ask whether they are cheerful. However, if someone is happy, it doesn't matter whether he is young or old, healthy or hunchbacked, poor or rich - he is sure to be happy.
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Author
Arthur SchopenhauerAll Translations
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Even if someone is young, beautiful, rich, respected, if you want to judge whether they are happy, you will ask whether they are cheerful. However, if someone is happy, it doesn't matter whether he is young or old, healthy or hunchbacked, poor or rich - he is sure to be happy.
""Legyen bár valaki fiatal, szép, gazdag, becsült, ha meg akarod ítélni, hogy vajon boldog-e, kérdeni fogod, hogy vajon vidám-e. Ha azonban valaki vidám, tökéletesen mindegy, hogy fiatal vagy öreg-e, ép-e vagy púpos, szegény-e vagy gazdag - bizonyos, hogy boldog."