"As a man resolves to become a soldier and go to war, he bravely resolves to defy danger and toil, to bear wound, pain, even death, but he cannot imagine in any way the special cases in which these generally expected troubles are extremely unpleasant. they surprise me: everyone who sets out in the world goes the same way.
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Author
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAll Translations
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As a man resolves to become a soldier and go to war, he bravely resolves to defy danger and toil, to bear wound, pain, even death, but he cannot imagine in any way the special cases in which these generally expected troubles are extremely unpleasant. they surprise me: everyone who sets out in the world goes the same way.
""Ahogy az ember elhatározza, hogy katona lesz és háborúba megy, bátran eltökéli, hogy dacol a veszéllyel, fáradalmakkal, eltűri a sebet, fájdalmat, akár a halált is, de semmiképp sem tudja elképzelni a különös eseteket, amelyekben ezek az általánosságban várt bajok rendkívül kellemetlenül meglepik: ugyanígy jár mindenki, aki nekivág a világnak."