"It is very difficult to endure life without intoxicants; and the people who can keep their balance even without aids still inspire me with extreme respect, and at the same time I look at them with suspicion, almost with frightened suspicion; what could be their secret? Undoubtedly, there are "healthy" people; only very few.
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Márai SándorAll Translations
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It is very difficult to endure life without intoxicants; and the people who can keep their balance even without aids still inspire me with extreme respect, and at the same time I look at them with suspicion, almost with frightened suspicion; what could be their secret? Undoubtedly, there are "healthy" people; only very few.
""Nagyon nehéz az életet bódítószerek nélkül elviselni; s az emberek, kik segédeszközök nélkül is egyensúlyban tudnak maradni, ma is rendkívüli tiszteletre késztetnek, s ugyanakkor gyanakvással, csaknem ijedt gyanakvással pillantok reájuk; mi lehet a titkuk? Kétségtelenül vannak "egészséges" emberek is; csak nagyon kevesen."