"I wanted to live as someone who serves people. But they did not allow me to serve them: they always demanded servitude, which is not the same. I can serve, I cannot be a servant. That's why I got out of their way, I failed.
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Author
Márai SándorAll Translations
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English
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I wanted to live as someone who serves people. But they did not allow me to serve them: they always demanded servitude, which is not the same. I can serve, I cannot be a servant. That's why I got out of their way, I failed.
"Hungarian
"Én úgy akartam élni, mint aki szolgál az embernek. De nem engedték, hogy szolgáljak nekik: mindig szolgaságot követeltek, ami nem ugyanaz. Szolgálni tudok, szolga lenni nem tudok. Ezért félreálltam útjukból, megbuktam."