"We could be happy if we always lived in the present and took advantage of every accidental good that we have - like the grass, which also shows the effect of a dewdrop falling on it - and we didn't waste our time to repent for the missed opportunities, which we used to call the fulfillment of duty. We are lingering in winter, even though it is already spring.
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Author
Henry David ThoreauAll Translations
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We could be happy if we always lived in the present and took advantage of every accidental good that we have - like the grass, which also shows the effect of a dewdrop falling on it - and we didn't waste our time to repent for the missed opportunities, which we used to call the fulfillment of duty. We are lingering in winter, even though it is already spring.
""Boldogok lehetnénk, ha mindig a jelenben élnénk, s kihasználnánk minden véletlen jót, amiben részünk van - mint a fű, mely a reá hulló harmatcsepp hatását is megmutatja - és nem fecsérelnénk időnket arra, hogy az elszalasztott alkalmakért vezekeljünk, amit kötelességteljesítésnek szoktunk nevezni. A télben időzünk, holott már tavasz van."