"I have been told many times that I am selfish; I sometimes ask myself: "What right does man have?"... When he sees so much misery, so much suffering around him, he does not dare to make demands... And yet, my heart demands and shouts: "Yes, yes! I have a right to it, I have a right to a little happiness, a tiny bit of happiness!"...
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Author
Romain RollandAll Translations
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I have been told many times that I am selfish; I sometimes ask myself: "What right does man have?"... When he sees so much misery, so much suffering around him, he does not dare to make demands... And yet, my heart demands and shouts: "Yes, yes! I have a right to it, I have a right to a little happiness, a tiny bit of happiness!"...
""Sokszor mondták már, hogy önző vagyok; én meg néha azt kérdezem magamtól: "Mire van hát joga az embernek?"... Mikor annyi nyomorúságot, annyi szenvedést lát maga körül, nem mer követelődzni... És mégis, az én szívem követelődzik, és kiabál: "De igen! Jogom van rá, jogom van egy kis boldogságra, egy icipici boldogságra!"..."