"There was something unmistakable about the man, something that almost shouted, you just didn't have to follow the order. But "not defending" is almost the same as acting, as doing what we are lazy or cowardly to do, perhaps this is the most difficult, this consent to the other's will, which is not commanded by our consciousness, but rather by the internal, immutable law of our personality.
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Márai SándorAll Translations
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There was something unmistakable about the man, something that almost shouted, you just didn't have to follow the order. But "not defending" is almost the same as acting, as doing what we are lazy or cowardly to do, perhaps this is the most difficult, this consent to the other's will, which is not commanded by our consciousness, but rather by the internal, immutable law of our personality.
""Volt valami félreismerhetetlen az emberben, valami, ami csaknem kiabált, csak nem kellett süketen elmenni a parancs mellett. De "nem védekezni", az majdnem annyi, mint cselekedni, mint megtenni azt, amihez lusták vagy gyávák vagyunk, talán ez a legnehezebb, ez a beleegyezés a másik akaratba, melyet nem is eszméletünk, inkább csak személyiségünk belső, másíthatatlan törvénye parancsol nekünk."