"There was a grain of truth in every book, and every memory answered that one is useless in getting to know the true nature of human relationships, one will not become wiser from any kind of knowledge. And therefore we have no right to demand unconditional truth and loyalty from someone we once accepted as our friend, even if events have shown that this friend was unfaithful.
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Márai SándorAll Translations
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There was a grain of truth in every book, and every memory answered that one is useless in getting to know the true nature of human relationships, one will not become wiser from any kind of knowledge. And therefore we have no right to demand unconditional truth and loyalty from someone we once accepted as our friend, even if events have shown that this friend was unfaithful.
""Minden könyvben volt egy szemernyi az igazságból, s minden emlék azt felelte, hogy az ember hasztalan ismeri meg az emberi kapcsolatok igazi természetét, nem lesz bölcsebb semmiféle ismerettől. S ezért nincs is jogunk föltétlen igazságot és hűséget követelni attól, akit egyszer barátunknak fogadunk, akkor sem, ha az események megmutatták, hogy ez a barát hűtlen volt."