"The source of satisfaction lies in our thinking, and whoever, thanks to his little knowledge of human nature, seeks his happiness by wanting to change everything except himself, wastes his life on a hopeless cause, because he only multiplies his sufferings, even though he should regard their elimination as his main goal.
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Dr. Samuel JohnsonAll Translations
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The source of satisfaction lies in our thinking, and whoever, thanks to his little knowledge of human nature, seeks his happiness by wanting to change everything except himself, wastes his life on a hopeless cause, because he only multiplies his sufferings, even though he should regard their elimination as his main goal.
""Az elégedettség forrása gondolkodásunkban rejlik, és aki az emberi természetre vonatkozó csekély ismereteinek köszönhetően úgy keresi boldogságát, hogy mindent meg akar változtatni, kivéve önmagát, reménytelen dologra pazarolja életét, mert csak megsokszorozza szenvedéseit, holott ezek megszüntetését kellene legfőbb céljának tekintenie."