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But when you go into the great woods, or into the wilderness, or travel on the sea, and your soul is filled with feelings of majesty and infinity, do not deceive yourself: know that in your heart you are only interested in man, nothing else. A people's café is as interesting as the Atlantic or the Sahara or the pine forests of the Carpathians. Yes, a single man, when he shows his being and reveals his secret, is more interesting than Mont Blanc. Admire the immensity of nature, endeavor to live in harmony with your character and the forces of nature, but do not be ashamed, nor deny that the most sublime spectacle of nature will lose its true interest and charm for you with surprising rapidity if it has no direct connection with the destinies of the people you know. The wild landscape will soon become meaningless and dull if man, the one true object of your contemplation and interest, the one never tiresome object, does not appear on the endless stage of nature. Your business, your experience, your role, and your destiny on this earth is man, not Mont Blanc. The world is but a color and scenery, which you watch casually; your heart and your intellect tremble at the monologue of this suspicious hero. All else is boring sooner or later.

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English

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But when you go into the great woods, or into the wilderness, or travel on the sea, and your soul is filled with feelings of majesty and infinity, do not deceive yourself: know that in your heart you are only interested in man, nothing else. A people's café is as interesting as the Atlantic or the Sahara or the pine forests of the Carpathians. Yes, a single man, when he shows his being and reveals his secret, is more interesting than Mont Blanc. Admire the immensity of nature, endeavor to live in harmony with your character and the forces of nature, but do not be ashamed, nor deny that the most sublime spectacle of nature will lose its true interest and charm for you with surprising rapidity if it has no direct connection with the destinies of the people you know. The wild landscape will soon become meaningless and dull if man, the one true object of your contemplation and interest, the one never tiresome object, does not appear on the endless stage of nature. Your business, your experience, your role, and your destiny on this earth is man, not Mont Blanc. The world is but a color and scenery, which you watch casually; your heart and your intellect tremble at the monologue of this suspicious hero. All else is boring sooner or later.

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Hungarian

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De mikor a nagy erdőkbe mégy, vagy a pusztaságokra, vagy a tengeren utazol, s lelked eltelik a fenség és a végtelenség érzéseivel, ne csald magad: tudjad, hogy szíved mélyén téged csak az ember érdekel, semmi más. Egy népes kávéház is van olyan érdekes, mint az Atlanti-óceán vagy a Szahara, vagy a Kárpátok fenyőerdői. Igen, egyetlen ember, mikor megmutatja lényét és elárulja titkát, érdekesebb, mint a Mont Blanc. Csodáld a természet végtelenségét, iparkodj összhangban élni jellemeddel és a természet erőivel, de ne szégyelld és ne is tagadd, hogy a legfenségesebb természeti színjáték is meglepő gyorsan elveszti számodra igazi érdekességét és vonzerejét, ha nincs közvetlen köze általad ismert emberek sorsához. A vadregényes táj rövid időn belül értelmetlen és unalmas lesz, ha nem lép fel a természet végtelen színpadán az ember, szemléleted, érdeklődésed egyetlen igaz, soha nem megunható tárgya. A te dolgod, élményed, szereped, sorsod e földön az ember, nem a Mont Blanc. A világ csak szín és díszlet, melyet mellékesen figyelsz; szíved és értelmed remegve csak e gyanús hős monológját lesi. Minden más előbb-utóbb unalmas.

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Romanian

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Dar când mergi în marile păduri, sau în sălbăticie, sau călătorești pe mare, și sufletul ți se umple de sentimente de măreție și infinit, nu te amăgi: să știi că în inima ta te interesează doar omul, nimic altceva. O cafenea populară este la fel de interesantă ca Atlanticul sau Sahara sau pădurile de pini din Carpați. Da, un singur om, atunci când își arată ființa și își dezvăluie secretul, este mai interesant decât Mont Blanc. Admirați imensitatea naturii, străduiți-vă să trăiți în armonie cu caracterul vostru și cu forțele naturii, dar nu vă fie rușine și nici nu negați că cel mai sublim spectacol al naturii își va pierde adevăratul interes și farmec pentru voi cu o rapiditate surprinzătoare dacă nu are o legătură directă cu destinele oamenilor pe care îi cunoașteți. Peisajul sălbatic va deveni curând lipsit de sens și plictisitor dacă omul, singurul obiect adevărat al contemplării și interesului tău, care nu trebuie să te plictisească niciodată, nu apare pe scena nesfârșită a naturii. Treaba ta, experiența ta, rolul tău, destinul tău pe acest pământ este omul, nu Mont Blanc-ul. Lumea nu este decât o culoare și un decor, pe care le privești întâmplător; inima și intelectul tău tremură la monologul acestui erou suspicios. Orice altceva este mai devreme sau mai târziu plictisitor.

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