"There are many good people who have inherited just enough evil from their parents or ancestors and still remain good. This can no longer be examined by science. For me, good upbringing and a strong will are more certain than heredity. We know or can learn what is good and right, and we must stick to it. But no one knows exactly what our ancestors' secrets are inside of us. Better not to count on it.
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Hermann HesseAll Translations
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There are many good people who have inherited just enough evil from their parents or ancestors and still remain good. This can no longer be examined by science. For me, good upbringing and a strong will are more certain than heredity. We know or can learn what is good and right, and we must stick to it. But no one knows exactly what our ancestors' secrets are inside of us. Better not to count on it.
""Nagyon sok jóravaló ember van, akik szüleiktől vagy őseiktől épp elég gonoszságot örököltek, és mégis jók maradtak. Ezt már nem tudja megvizsgálni a tudomány. A jó nevelés, az erős akarat számomra biztosabb valami, mint az öröklődés. Ami jó és helyes, azt tudjuk vagy megtanulhatjuk, és ehhez kell tartani magunkat. De hogy mi van bennünk esetleg őseink titkaiból, azt senki nem tudja pontosan. Jobb is, ha nem számolunk vele."