"Most of the world's rules require us to give up on ourselves and stand on the square, serving among them. People consider it their merit to divert us from ourselves, since by natural inclination we are supposed to be too attached to our precious person anyway; and they use every argument to defend their case. But is this the first time that wise men do not present things as they are, but consider their benefits?
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Author
Michel de MontaigneAll Translations
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Most of the world's rules require us to give up on ourselves and stand on the square, serving among them. People consider it their merit to divert us from ourselves, since by natural inclination we are supposed to be too attached to our precious person anyway; and they use every argument to defend their case. But is this the first time that wise men do not present things as they are, but consider their benefits?
""A világ legtöbb regulája megköveteli, hogy mondjunk le önmagunkról s álljunk ki a placcra, szolgáljuk a közt. Az emberek érdemüknek tartják, hogy eltérítnek önmagunktól, hiszen természetes hajlamból állítólag amúgy is túlságosan ragaszkodunk becses személyünkhöz; és ügyük védelmére minden érvet felvonultatnak. De hát ez vajon az első eset, hogy a bölcsek nem olyanoknak tüntetik fel a dolgokat, amilyenek, hanem a hasznukat mérlegelik?"