"If you do what the moment calls for in a way that conforms to the rules of common sense, with zeal, determination, and peace of mind, if you look neither to the right nor to the left, but try to keep your genius as pure as if you had to give it back; if you don't even expect anything and don't tremble at anything: if you act in such a way that your activities are always in harmony with nature, and in all your words and utterances you are content with the truth reminiscent of heroic times, then you live happily. And no one can stop you from doing this.
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If you do what the moment calls for in a way that conforms to the rules of common sense, with zeal, determination, and peace of mind, if you look neither to the right nor to the left, but try to keep your genius as pure as if you had to give it back; if you don't even expect anything and don't tremble at anything: if you act in such a way that your activities are always in harmony with nature, and in all your words and utterances you are content with the truth reminiscent of heroic times, then you live happily. And no one can stop you from doing this.
""Ha a józan ész szabályainak megfelelő módon, buzgón, határozottan, békés lélekkel azt teszed, amit a pillanat kíván, ha sem jobbra, sem balra nem nézel, hanem géniuszodat olyan tisztán igyekszel megőrizni, mintha már vissza kellene adnod; ha még hozzá mit sem vársz és mitől sem remegsz: ha úgy cselekszel, hogy tevékenységed mindig összhangban áll a természettel, és minden szavadban-megnyilatkozásodban beéred a hősi időkre emlékeztető igazsággal, akkor boldogan élsz. Márpedig ebben senki meg nem akadályozhat."